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²²A cheerful heart is a good medicine,
but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.
²³The wicked accept a concealed bribe
to pervert the ways of justice.
²⁴The discerning person looks to wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool to the ends of the earth.
²⁵Foolish children are a grief to their father
and bitterness to her who bore them.
²⁶To impose a fine on the innocent is not right,
or to flog the noble for their integrity.
²⁷One who spares words is knowledgeable;
one who is cool in spirit has understanding.
²⁸Even fools who keep silent are considered wise;
when they close their lips, they are deemed intelligent.