18. A man void of understanding shakes hands,and becomes a pledge in the presence of his friend.
19. He loves transgression who 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 mischief.
21. He who fathers a fool does it to his sorrow,and the father of a fool has no joy.
22. A merry heart does good like a medicine,but a broken spirit dries the bones.
23. A wicked man takes a bribe out of a hidden placeto pervert the ways of judgment.
24. Wisdom is before him who has 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 who bore him.