21 A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;the father of a fool has no joy.
22 A joyful heart is good medicine,but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23 A wicked man secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.
24 Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is grief to his fatherand bitterness to the one who bore him.
26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent personor to beat a noble for his honesty.
27 The intelligent person restrains his words, and one who keeps a cool head is a man of understanding.