The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear?
A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by grief of mind the spirit is cast down.
A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.
Wherein you shall greatly rejoice, if now you must be for a little time made sorrowful in divers temptations:
My brethren, count it all joy, when you shall fall into divers temptations;
So that on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
For our glory is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity of heart and sincerity of God, and not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have conversed in this world: and more abundantly towards you.
In God I will praise my words, in God I have put my trust: I will not fear what flesh can do against me.
My enemies have trodden on me all the day long; for they are many that make war against me.
For the arrows of the Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinketh up my spirit: and the terrors of the Lord war against me.
And Moses told all this to the children of Israel: but they did not hearken to him, for anguish of spirit, and most painful work.