Advice, Book of Proverbs

A bribe seems a charm to its user; at every turn it brings success.

+ Book of Proverbs 17, 8

[17:8] An observation on the effect of the bribe upon the bribe-giver: it gives an intoxicating feeling of power (“seems”). In v. 23 the evil effects of a bribe are noted.

뇌물을 주는 자의 눈에는 그것이 요술 보석 같아 그가 몸을 돌리는 곳마다 안 되는 일이 없다.

+ 구약성경 잠언 17, 8

http://www.usccb.org/bible/proverbs/17