Proverbs 10:27-29

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²⁷ If you respect and obey the Lord, you will live longer.
    But wicked people will die before they are old.
²⁸ What good people hope to receive causes them to be happy.
    But wicked people never receive what they hope for.
²⁹ The Lord keeps honest people safe.
    But he punishes people who do wrong things.