Proverbs 17:22-24

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

²²A cheerful heart is a good medicine,
    but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.
²³The wicked accept a concealed bribe
    to pervert the ways of justice.
²⁴The discerning person looks to wisdom,
    but the eyes of a fool to the ends of the earth.

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