Proverbs 17:3-5

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³ You need a hot fire to make silver and gold become pure.
    It is the Lord who does that for people,
    to show what they are really like.
⁴ People who do evil things listen to evil advice.
    People who tell lies listen to other people's lies.
⁵ If you laugh at poor people,
    you are insulting God, who made them.
If you are happy when trouble happens to other people,
    you will receive the punishment that you deserve.