18A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.
19Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.
20The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
21Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
22A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.
23A bribe from the bosom the wicked taketh, To turn aside the paths of judgment.
24The face of the intelligent is to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool — at the end of the earth.