17. A friend is a friend at all times,and a brother is born for the time of adversity.
18. Those without sense give their hands in pledge,becoming surety for their neighbors.
19. Those who love an offense love a fight;those who build their gate high court disaster.
20. The perverse in heart come to no good,and the double-tongued fall into trouble.
21. Whoever conceives a fool has grief;the father of a numskull has no joy.
22. A joyful heart is the health of the body,but a depressed spirit dries up the bones.
23. A guilty person takes out a bribe from the pocket,thus perverting the course of justice.
24. On the countenance of a discerning person is wisdom,but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25. A foolish son is vexation to his father,and bitter sorrow to her who bore him.