16. Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom,seeing he has no heart for it?
17. A friend loves at all times,and a brother is born for adversity.
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.