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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.

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