By His knowledge the deeps were broken up
And the skies drip with dew.

A joyful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Therefore his calamity will come suddenly;
Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.

A joyful heart makes a cheerful face,
But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

The spirit of a man can endure his sickness,
But as for a broken spirit who can bear it?

And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles;
Its surface was covered with nettles,
And its stone wall was broken down.

Like a city that is broken into and without walls
Is a man who has no control over his spirit.

A man who hardens his neck after much reproof
Will suddenly be broken beyond remedy.