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

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10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

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

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13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

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

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13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

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

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22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

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

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14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

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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.

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20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

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11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;(A)
    then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.(B)

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11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

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Evildoers are snared by their own sin,(A)
    but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

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In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

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