²⁵ Anxiety weighs down the heart,^(A)
    but a kind word cheers it up.

¹⁰ Each heart knows its own bitterness,
    and no one else can share its joy.

¹³ Even in laughter^(A) the heart may ache,
    and rejoicing may end in grief.

¹³ A happy heart makes the face cheerful,^(A)
    but heartache crushes the spirit.^(B)

¹⁵ All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
    but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.^(A)

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

¹⁴ The human spirit can endure in sickness,
    but a crushed spirit who can bear?^(A)

²⁰ Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day,
    or like vinegar poured on a wound,
    is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

²⁵ Like cold water to a weary soul
    is good news from a distant land.^(A)