Proverbs 12:24-26

The Voice

²⁴ The hand of the hard workers will one day rule,
    and slackers will be forced to labor.
²⁵ The weight of worry drags us down,
    but a good word lightens our day.
²⁶ Those who live right are good guides to those who follow,^[a]
    but wrongdoers will steer their friends down the wrong path.