25 When (A)the tempest passes, the wicked is no more,
    but (B)the righteous is established forever.
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
    so is the sluggard to those who send him.
27 (C)The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
    (D)but the years of the wicked will be short.

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