27. Obey the Lord, and you will live longer. The wicked die before their time.
28. The hopes of good people lead to joy, but wicked people can look forward to nothing.
29. The Lord protects honest people, but destroys those who do wrong.
30. Righteous people will always have security, but the wicked will not survive in the land.
31. Righteous people speak wisdom, but the tongue that speaks evil will be stopped.
32. Righteous people know the kind thing to say, but the wicked are always saying things that hurt.