20. A wise son makes a glad father,but a foolish man despises his mother.
21. Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense,but a man of understanding walks straight ahead.
22. Without counsel plans fail,but with many advisers they succeed.
23. To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,and a word in season, how good it is!
24. The path of life leads upward for the prudent,that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
25. The Lord tears down the house of the proudbut maintains the widow’s boundaries.