18. A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
19. He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
20. He that hath a wayward 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 cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
23. A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
24. Wisdom is before the face of 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 righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.