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

¹³ Laughter can conceal a heavy heart,
    but when the laughter ends, the grief remains.

¹³ A glad heart makes a happy face;
    a broken heart crushes the spirit.

²² A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.

¹⁴ The human spirit can endure a sick body,
    but who can bear a crushed spirit?

²⁰ Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart
    is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather
    or pouring vinegar in a wound.^[a]

¹¹ Be wise, my child,^[a] and make my heart glad.
    Then I will be able to answer my critics.

⁶ Evil people are trapped by sin,
    but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.