Proverbs 17:22-24

English Standard Version

^22 (A)A joyful heart is good medicine,
    but a crushed spirit ^(B)dries up the bones.
²³ The wicked accepts ^(C)a bribe in secret^[a]
    to ^(D)pervert the ways of justice.
^24 (E)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
    but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.