²⁷ The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.

¹¹ For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.

² For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.

³² Not in his day is it completed, And his bending branch is not green.

³³ He shaketh off as a vine his unripe fruit, And casteth off as an olive his blossom.

²³ And Thou, O God, dost bring them down To a pit of destruction, Men of blood and deceit reach not to half their days, And I -- I do trust in Thee!

²⁰ `And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare -- to whom shall they be?

¹¹ A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, `Is' one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.

¹⁷ Do not much wrong, neither be thou a fool, why dost thou die within thy time?

¹⁶ Length of days `is' in her right hand, In her left `are' wealth and honour.

¹⁶ With length of days I satisfy him, And I cause him to look on My salvation!

¹¹ Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

¹² Who `is' the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?

¹³ Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

⁴ Life he hath asked from Thee, Thou hast given to him -- length of days, Age-during -- and for ever.

¹⁵ The path of the age dost thou observe, That men of iniquity have trodden?

¹⁶ Who have been cut down unexpectedly, A flood is poured out on their foundation.