23. Fools enjoy doing wrong, but the wise enjoy wisdom.
24. The wicked will be defeated by what they fear, but good people will get what they want.
25. The wicked are destroyed when trouble comes, but good people stand strong forever.
26. Sending a lazy person to do anything is as irritating as vinegar on your teeth or smoke in your eyes.
27. Respect for the Lord will add years to your life, but the wicked will have their lives cut short.
28. What good people hope for brings happiness, but what the wicked hope for brings destruction.