20 Children with good sensemake their parents happy,but foolish childrenare hateful to them.
21 Stupidity brings happinessto senseless fools,but everyone with good sensefollows the straight path.
22 Without good adviceeverything goes wrong—it takes careful planningfor things to go right.
23 Giving the right answerat the right timemakes everyone happy.
24 All who are wise follow a roadthat leads upward to lifeand away from death.
25 The Lord destroys the homesof those who are proud,but he protects the propertyof widows.
26 The Lord hates evil thoughts,but kind words please him.