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

³⁰ A tranquil heart is life to the body,^(A)
but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.^(B)

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

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

¹⁴ A person’s spirit can endure sickness,
but who can survive a broken spirit?^(A)