Ecclesiastes 7:5-7 King James 2000 (KJ2000)

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

6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

7. Surely oppression makes a wise man mad; and a bribe destroys the heart.

Ecclesiastes 7