Ecclesiastes 7:7
ESV
Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
NIV
Extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
NASB
For oppression makes a wise person look foolish, And a bribe corrupts the heart.
CSB
Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the mind.
NLT
Extortion turns wise people into fools, and bribes corrupt the heart.
KJV
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
NKJV
Surely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason, And a bribe debases the heart.