Proverbs 12:24-26

Revised Standard Version

²⁴ The hand of the diligent will rule,
    while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
²⁵ Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down,
    but a good word makes him glad.
²⁶ A righteous man turns away from evil,^[a]
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.