Proverbs 21:14-16

The Message

¹⁴ A quietly given gift soothes an irritable person;
    a heartfelt present cools a hot temper.

¹⁵ Good people celebrate when justice triumphs,
    but for the workers of evil it’s a bad day.

¹⁶ Whoever wanders off the straight and narrow
    ends up in a congregation of ghosts.