24 What the wicked dread(A) will overtake them;(B)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.(C)

25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm(D) forever.(E)

26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke(F) to the eyes,
    so are sluggards to those who send them.(G)

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24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

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