Proverbs 17:21-25

²¹Children who are foolish soon cause their parents to be very sad; their parents will not be joyful at all.

²²Being cheerful is like swallowing good medicine; being discouraged/gloomy all the time will ◄drain away your energy/cause you to become weak► MTY.

²³Wicked people/judges accept bribes that are given to them secretly, and as a result they do not decide matters justly/fairly.

²⁴Those who have good sense determine to do what is wise, but foolish people are always thinking about many different things and never decide what they should do.

²⁵Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and also cause their mother to be very sorrowful.