16. Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdomwhen he has no sense?
17. A friend loves at all times,and a brother is born for adversity.
18. One who lacks sense gives a pledgeand puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
19. Whoever loves transgression loves strife;he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
20. A man of crooked heart does not discover good,and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
21. He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow,and the father of a fool has no joy.
22. A joyful heart is good medicine,but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23. The wicked accepts a bribe in secretto pervert the ways of justice.
24. The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25. A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
26. To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
27. Whoever restrains his words has knowledge,and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.