23. As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool, so wisdom is for a man of understanding.
24. What the wicked dreads will come to him, but what the righteous desire will be given to them.
25. When the whirlwind passes,the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
26. Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
27. The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
28. The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
29. The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,but destruction awaits the malicious.