22 God’s blessing is the lot of the righteous,and in due time their hope bears fruit.
23 Do not say: “What do I need?What further benefits can be mine?”
24 Do not say: “I am self-sufficient.What harm can come to me now?”
25 The day of prosperity makes one forget adversity;the day of adversity makes one forget prosperity.
26 For it is easy for the Lord on the day of deathto repay mortals according to their conduct.
27 A time of affliction brings forgetfulness of past delights;at the end of life one’s deeds are revealed.
28 Call none happy before death,for how they end, they are known.