¹⁷ Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

²⁷ The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

²³ But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

¹⁶ Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:

²³ And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

⁵ And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

³² It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.

³³ He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.

¹⁰ Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.

³⁸ And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died.

⁷ And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.

⁸ And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

⁹ And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.

¹⁰ And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.