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.