Proverbs 12:24-26

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²⁴ The hand of the diligent will rule,
    while the lazy will be put to forced labour.
²⁵ Anxiety weighs down the human heart,
    but a good word cheers it up.
²⁶ The righteous gives good advice to friends,^[a]
    but the way of the wicked leads astray.