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Proverbs 17:22

A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.

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The verse in its languages

Vulgate (Clementine)
Animus gaudens ætatem floridam facit ; spiritus tristis exsiccat ossa.
Septuagint (Swete)
καρδία εὐφραινομένη εὐεκτεῖν ποιεῖ, ἀνδρὸς δὲ λυπηροῦ ξηραίνεται τὰ ὀστᾶ.
Hebrew (WLC)
לֵ֣ב שָׂ֭מֵחַ יֵיטִ֣ב גֵּהָ֑ה וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה תְּיַבֶּשׁ גָּֽרֶם