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25 When the storm ends, the wicked vanish,[a]
    but the righteous person is forever firm.

26 As vinegar is to the mouth[b] and smoke to the eyes,
    so is the lazy person to those who send him.
27 Fearing the Lord prolongs life,
    but the wicked will not live long.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:25 Lit. wicked are no more
  2. Proverbs 10:26 Lit. teeth