26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy one to those who send him.
27 The fear of יהוה prolongs days, But the years of the wrong ones are shortened.
28 The righteous look forward to joy, But the expectancy of the wrong ones perish.
29 The way of יהוה is a stronghold for the perfect, But ruin to the workers of wickedness.
30 The righteous is never shaken, While the wrong shall not dwell in the earth.
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the tongue of perverseness is cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, But the mouth of the wrong speaks perverseness.