23. As doing wickedness is delight to a fool, so is wisdom to a man of discernment.
24. What the wicked dread will fall on them. The desire of the righteous will be given.
25. When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the foundation of the righteous is everlasting.
26. Like vinegar to the teeth or smoke to the eyes, so is a slacker to those who send him.
27. The fear of Adonai prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.