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A senseless man striketh hands, becoming surety for his neighbour.
19
He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.
20
He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
21
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.
22
A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
23
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.
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Wisdom is before 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 bore him.
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To punish a righteous [man] is not good, nor to strike nobles because of [their] uprightness.
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He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit.
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Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is reckoned wise, [and] he that shutteth his lips, intelligent.