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.
28. The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked perishes.
29. The way of Adonai is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a ruin to those who do evil.
30. The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
31. The mouth of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
32. The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.