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 doeth good like a medicine:but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosomto pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Wisdom is before 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 just is not good nor to strike princes for equity.