19. Whoever dwells on discord loves disputes. And whoever exalts his door seeks ruin.
20. Whoever is of a perverse heart shall not find good. And whoever turns his tongue shall fall into evil.
21. A foolish one is born into his own disgrace. But his father will not rejoice in one who is senseless.
22. A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.
23. The impious receives gifts from the bosom, so that he may pervert the paths of judgment.
24. Prudence shines from the face of the wise. The eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
25. A foolish son is the anger of the father and the grief of the mother who conceived him.
26. It is not good to inflict damage on the just, nor to strike the leader who judges uprightly.