Proverbs

¹⁷A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. ¹⁸A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour. ¹⁹He loveth transgression that loveth strife: he that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction. ²⁰He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. ²¹He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. ²²A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones. ²³A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of judgment.