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

¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.^(A)

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)

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)