Proverbs 21:16-18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ The person who strays from the way of prudence
will come to rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.^(A)

¹⁷ The one who loves pleasure will become poor;
whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.^(B)

¹⁸ The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for^[a] the upright.^(C)