Proverbs 12:25-27

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

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.
²⁷ The lazy do not roast^[b] their game,
    but the diligent obtain precious wealth.^[c]