Proverbs

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. ²⁷The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. ²⁸The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. ²⁹The way of the LORD is a strong hold to the upright; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. ³⁰The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not dwell in the land. ³¹The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut off. ³²The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.