Proverbs 12:24-26

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

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

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Proverbs 12:26 Syr: Meaning of Heb uncertain

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