Proverbs 10:24-26

New Living Translation

²⁴The fears of the wicked will be fulfilled;
the hopes of the godly will be granted.

²⁵When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away,
but the godly have a lasting foundation.

²⁶Lazy people irritate their employers,
like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

Proverbs 10:24-26

New International Version

²⁴What the wicked dread^(A) will overtake them;^(B)
what the righteous desire will be granted.^(C)

²⁵When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but the righteous stand firm^(D) forever.^(E)

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth and smoke^(F) to the eyes,
so are sluggards to those who send them.^(G)

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)