21. There is nothing but sadness and sorrow for parents whose children do foolish things.
22. Being cheerful keeps you healthy. It is slow death to be gloomy all the time.
23. Corrupt judges accept secret bribes, and then justice is not done.
24. An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions.
25. Foolish children bring grief to their fathers and bitter regrets to their mothers.
26. It is not right to make an innocent person pay a fine; justice is perverted when good people are punished.
27. Those who are sure of themselves do not talk all the time. People who stay calm have real insight.
28. After all, even a fool may be thought wise and intelligent if he stays quiet and keeps his mouth shut.