10. The ungodly will get what their evil thinking deserves. They had no regard for the one who did what was right, and instead, they rose up against the Lord.
11. Those who have contempt for wisdom and instruction will be miserable. People like this have no hope. Their work won’t amount to anything. Their actions will be worthless.
12. They will marry foolish people. Their children will be wicked. Their whole family line will be cursed.
13. What a contrast to the barren woman who has kept herself pure, who hasn’t had sex with another in sin. She will be blessed. When God inspects entire lives, she will bear fruit.
14. Even the eunuch who doesn’t break the Law with his hands and doesn’t think evil thoughts against the Lord will receive a precious gift for his fidelity and a special place in the Lord’s temple.
15. Everyone will praise the fruit of good work. Good sense is a root that never withers.
16. The children of adulterers, however, will come to nothing. The seed of people who have sex with others in violation of the Law will dry up.
17. Even if they live to old age, their lives won’t amount to anything. In their old age they will have no honor.
18. If they die young, they will have no hope or comfort on Judgment Day.
19. The family line of those who don’t do what is right will come to a bad end.