23Those with good sense do not reveal all that they know; foolish people show clearly by what they say that they ◄are ignorant/have not learned much►.
24Those SYN who work hard become rulers of others; those who are lazy become slaves of others.
25When people are anxious/worried, they become depressed/dejected, but when others speak kindly to them, it causes them to be cheerful again.
26Godly/Righteous people try to give good advice to their friends (OR, try to make friends with others), but the manner in which wicked people live misleads their friends.
27Lazy people do not even cook the meat of the animals that they catch/kill, but those who work hard will acquire (OR, are like) a valuable treasure.
28Those who ◄live righteously/continually do what is right► are walking on the road to a long life; ◄it is not a road to death/they will not die when they are still young►.
Proverbs 12
Proverbs 12:23-28