17. A friend loves at all times,and a relative is born to help in adversity.
18. The one who lacks wisdom strikes hands in pledge,and puts up financial security for his neighbor.
19. The one who loves a quarrel loves transgression;whoever builds his gate high seeks destruction.
20. The one who has a perverse heart does not find good,and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.
21. Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief,and the father of a fool has no joy.
22. A cheerful heart brings good healing,but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
23. A wicked person receives a bribe secretlyto pervert the ways of justice.
24. Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person,but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.
25. A foolish child is a grief to his father,and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
26. It is terrible to punish a righteous person,and to flog honorable men is wrong.
27. The truly wise person restrains his words,and the one who stays calm is discerning.
28. Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise,and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.