Ecclesiastes 7:5-7 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

5. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for man to hear the song of fools.

6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool. That too is futile.

7. For oppression makes a wise one mad, and a bribe destroys the heart.

Ecclesiastes 7