Proverbs 12:7-9

Revised Standard Version

⁷ The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
    but the house of the righteous will stand.
⁸ A man is commended according to his good sense,
    but one of perverse mind is despised.
⁹ Better is a man of humble standing who works for himself
    than one who plays the great man but lacks bread.