Ecclesiastes 7:7

勒索使智慧人变为愚妄； 贿赂能败坏人的慧心。

lè suǒ shǐ zhì huì rén biàn wéi yú wàng ； huì lù néng bài huài rén de huì xīn 。

Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.