21. He that begetteth a kesil doeth it to his sorrow, and the avi naval hath no simchah.
22. A lev same'ach doeth tov like a medicine, but a downcast ruach drieth up the bones.
23. A rasha accepts a shochad (bribe) out of the kheyk (bosom, i.e., secretly) to pervert the orkhot mishpat (paths of justice).
24. Chochmah is before the meiven (discerning one); but the eynayim of a kesil are on the ends of ha'aretz.
25. A ben kesil is a ka'as (grief) to aviv (his father), and bitterness to her that bore him.
26. Also to punish the tzaddik is not tov, nor to flog officials for their yashar (uprightness, integrity).