24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(C)
but the righteous are secure forever.(D)

26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,(E)
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.

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