25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is as an everlasting foundation.

26 As vinegar is to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slothful to them that [a]send him.

27 The fear of the Lord increaseth the days: but the years of the wicked [b]shall be diminished.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:26 He is but a trouble and grief to him about any business.
  2. Proverbs 10:27 The time of their prosperity shall be short because of their great fall, though they seem to live long.

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