Proverbs 29:7-9

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁷ The just taketh notice of the cause of the poor: the wicked is void of knowledge.

⁸ Corrupt men bring a city to ruin: but wise men turn away wrath.

⁹ If a wise man contend with a fool, whether he be angry or laugh, he shall find no rest.