15. He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.
16. Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?
17. A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
18. A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.
19. He loveth transgression that loveth strife: he that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
20. He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21. He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22. A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
23. A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.
24. Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding: but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25. A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26. Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.