17 A friend is a friend at all times,and a brother is born for the time of adversity.
18 Those without sense give their hands in pledge,becoming surety for their neighbors.
19 Those who love an offense love a fight;those who build their gate high court disaster.
20 The perverse in heart come to no good,and the double-tongued fall into trouble.
21 Whoever conceives a fool has grief;the father of a numskull has no joy.
22 A joyful heart is the health of the body,but a depressed spirit dries up the bones.
23 A guilty person takes out a bribe from the pocket,thus perverting the course of justice.