²⁷ Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life,
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.

¹¹ Wisdom will multiply your days
    and add years to your life.

¹⁶ I will reward them with a long life
    and give them my salvation.”

³² They will be cut down in the prime of life;
    their branches will never again be green.
³³ They will be like a vine whose grapes are harvested too early,
    like an olive tree that loses its blossoms before the fruit can form.

¹¹ Come, my children, and listen to me,
    and I will teach you to fear the Lord.
¹² Does anyone want to live a life
    that is long and prosperous?
¹³ Then keep your tongue from speaking evil
    and your lips from telling lies!

⁴ He asked you to preserve his life,
    and you granted his request.
    The days of his life stretch on forever.

¹⁶ She offers you long life in her right hand,
    and riches and honor in her left.

²³ But you, O God, will send the wicked
    down to the pit of destruction.
Murderers and liars will die young,
    but I am trusting you to save me.