Abstract: A hydraulic circuit in a monoblock structure for lifting and lowering a load has at least two electromagnetically actuatable proportional distributing valve elements, a check valve, a pressure balance for load-independent lifting of the load as an input element, a housing accommodating at least some of the elements and having at least one pump connection, at least one consumer connection, and at least one return connection, the proportional distributing valve elements being disposed parallel to one another, electromagnetic drives seated side-by-side on a same side and at a same height, the pressure balance having a piston which is disposed coaxially next to a longitudinal slide of a first one of the proportional distributing valve elements in a bore that guides and supports both the valve elements, the longitudinal slide of the first proportional distributing valve elements being spring-loaded, and at least one component for adjusting a prestressing and bracing of a spring on the housing of a control penetrat