Proverbs 17:17-22

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁷ A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for adversity.
¹⁸ A man without sense gives a pledge,
    and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.
¹⁹ He who loves transgression loves strife;
    he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
²⁰ A man of crooked mind does not prosper,
    and one with a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
²¹ A stupid son is a grief to a father;
    and the father of a fool has no joy.
²² A cheerful heart is a good medicine,
    but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.