² Ill-gotten gain brings no lasting happiness; right living does.

³ The Lord will not let a good man starve to death, nor will he let the wicked man’s riches continue forever.

⁹ A good man has firm footing, but a crook will slip and fall.

¹⁶ The good man’s earnings advance the cause of righteousness. The evil man squanders his on sin.

²⁴ The wicked man’s fears will all come true and so will the good man’s hopes.

²⁵ Disaster strikes like a cyclone and the wicked are whirled away. But the good man has a strong anchor.

²⁷ Reverence for God adds hours to each day;^[a] so how can the wicked expect a long, good life?

²⁸ The hope of good men is eternal happiness; the hopes of evil men are all in vain.

²⁹ God protects the upright but destroys the wicked.

³⁰ The good shall never lose God’s blessings, but the wicked shall lose everything.