²⁷ The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

¹¹ For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.

² For they will give you increase of days, years of life, and peace.

³² His branch is cut off before its time, and his leaf is no longer green.

³³ He is like a vine whose grapes do not come to full growth, or an olive-tree dropping its flowers.

²³ But you, O God, will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cut off before half their days are ended; but I will have faith in you.

²⁰ But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

¹¹ Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.

¹⁷ Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?

¹⁶ Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.

¹⁶ With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation.

¹¹ Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

¹² What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?

¹³ Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

⁴ He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

¹⁵ Will you keep the old way by which evil men went?

¹⁶ Who were violently taken away before their time, who were overcome by the rush of waters: