Proverbs

¹⁶Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it? ¹⁷A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. ¹⁸One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor. ¹⁹Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction. ²⁰One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble. ²¹To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool. ²²A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.