19 He who loves transgression loves strife,And he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
20 He who has a deceitful heart finds no good,And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
21 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,And the father of a fool has no joy.
22 A merry heart does good, like medicine,But a broken spirit dries the bones.
23 A wicked man accepts a bribe behind the backTo pervert the ways of justice.
24 Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding,But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father,And bitterness to her who bore him.