16. What good is money in the hands of a foolish person? He doesn't want to become wise.
17. A friend loves at all times. He is there to help when trouble comes.
18. A man who has little sense agrees to pay what other people owe. It isn't wise to put up money for others.
19. The one who loves to argue loves to sin. The one who builds a high gate is just asking to be destroyed.
20. If your heart is twisted, you won't succeed. If your tongue tells lies, you will get into trouble.
21. It is sad to have a foolish child. The parents of a foolish person have no joy.
22. A cheerful heart makes you healthy. But a broken spirit dries you up.
23. Anyone who does wrong accepts favors in secret. Then he turns what is right into wrong.
24. Anyone who understands what is right keeps wisdom in view. But the eyes of a foolish person look everywhere else.