Parallel SIR 13:26

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BrLXX Ἴχνος καρδίας ἐν ἀγαθοῖς πρόσωπον ἱλαρὸν, καὶ εὕρεσις παραβολῶν διαλογισμοὶ μετὰ κόπου.
(Iⱪnos kardias en agathois prosōpon hilaron, kai heuresis parabolōn dialogismoi meta kopou. )

BrTr A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind.

WEBBE A cheerful countenance is a sign of a prosperous heart.
⇔ Devising proverbs takes strenuous thinking.

KJB-1611 A cheerefull countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity, and the finding out of parables, is a wearisome labour of the minde.