Proverbs 17:23-25

The Message

²³ The wicked take bribes under the table;
    they show nothing but contempt for justice.

²⁴ The perceptive find wisdom in their own front yard;
    fools look for it everywhere but right here.

²⁵ A surly, stupid child is sheer pain to a father,
    a bitter pill for a mother to swallow.