Sirach 30:22

22 A joyful heart means life for a human being, and a person's rejoicing provides long life.

Sirach 30:22 In-Context

20 looking with the eyes and groaning like a eunuch who embraces a young woman and groans.

21 Don't let grief take you over, and don't distress yourself on purpose.

22 A joyful heart means life for a human being, and a person's rejoicing provides long life.

23 Distract yourself, cheer yourself up, and keep grief far away from you because grief has destroyed many, and there's no benefit in it.

24 Jealousy and anger shorten a person's life, and anxiety brings old age before its time.