Proverbs 12:25-27

New International Version

²⁵ Anxiety weighs down the heart,^(A)
    but a kind word cheers it up.

²⁶ The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.^(B)

²⁷ The lazy do not roast^[a] any game,
    but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.