²¹ The lips of the righteous nourish many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.^(A)

²² The blessing of the Lord^(B) brings wealth,^(C)
    without painful toil for it.^(D)

²³ A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,^(E)
    but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

²⁴ What the wicked dread^(F) will overtake them;^(G)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.^(H)

²⁵ When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm^(I) forever.^(J)

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

²⁷ The fear of the Lord adds length to life,^(M)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.^(N)

²⁸ The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.^(O)

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.^(P)

³⁰ The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.^(Q)