Proverbs 21:18-20

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁸ The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
    and the faithless for the upright.
¹⁹ It is better to live in a desert land
    than with a contentious and fretful wife.
²⁰ Precious treasure remains^[a] in the house of the wise,
    but the fool devours it.