³² “And now, sons, listen to me;
those who keep my ways are happy.^(A)
33 Listen to instruction and be wise;^(B)
don’t ignore it.
³⁴ Anyone who listens to me is happy,^(C)
watching at my doors every day,
waiting by the posts of my doorway.
³⁵ For the one who finds me finds life^(D)
and obtains favor from the Lord,^(E)
36 but the one who misses me^[a] harms himself;^(F)
all who hate me love death.”^(G)

²⁸ The hope of the righteous is joy,^(A)
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.^(B)

²⁵ Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down,
but a good word cheers it up.^(A)

¹³ A joyful heart makes a face cheerful,
but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.^(A)

¹⁵ All the days of the oppressed are miserable,
but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

³⁰ Bright eyes cheer the heart;
good news strengthens^[a] the bones.^(A)

²⁰ The one who understands a matter finds success,^(A)
and the one who trusts in the Lord will be happy.^(B)

²² A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.^(A)