25 (A)A foolish son is a grief to his father
    (B)and bitterness to (C)her who bore him.
26 (D)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
    nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
27 Whoever (E)restrains his words has knowledge,
    and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

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