A joyfulheartmakesa cheerfulface,But when the heartis sad,the spiritis broken.
So the kingsaidto me, "Whyis your facesadthough you are not sick?Thisis nothingbut sadnessof heart."Then I was verymuchafraid.
Anxietyin a man'sheartweighsit down,But a goodwordmakesit glad.
A tranquilheartis lifeto the body,But passionis rottennessto the bones.
Allthe daysof the afflictedare bad,But a cheerfulheart[has] a continualfeast.
A joyfulheartis goodmedicine,But a brokenspiritdriesup the bones.
The spiritof a mancan endurehis sickness,But [as for] a brokenspiritwhocan bearit?
"Do not let your heartbe troubled;believein God,believealsoin Me.
For our proud confidenceis this:the testimonyof our conscience,that in holinessand godlysincerity,not in fleshlywisdombut in the graceof God,we have conductedourselves in the world,and especiallytowardyou.
sothat on the contraryyou should ratherforgiveand comfort[him], otherwisesuch a onemight be overwhelmedby excessivesorrow.
For the sorrowthat is accordingto [the will] [of] Godproducesa repentancewithout regret,[leading] to salvation,but the sorrowof the worldproducesdeath.
