Proverbs 12:24-26

World English Bible

²⁴ The hands of the diligent ones shall rule,
    but laziness ends in slave labor.
²⁵ Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
    but a kind word makes it glad.
²⁶ A righteous person is cautious in friendship,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.