Proverbs 17:21-23

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²¹The one who begets a fool gets trouble;
    the parent of a fool has no joy.
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.

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