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20 Anyone who thinks about bad things will not do well in life.
    Anyone who deceives people with lies will have a lot of trouble.
21 To have a foolish son makes parents sad.
    The father of a fool is never happy.
22 If you are happy in life, you will be healthy.
    But if you are sad and upset, your body will be weak.

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20 One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper;
    one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

21 To have a fool for a child brings grief;
    there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.(A)

22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a crushed(B) spirit dries up the bones.(C)

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