Proverbs 10:24-26

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²⁴ What the wicked dread will come upon them,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.^(A)
25 When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,
    but the righteous are established forever.^(B)
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
    so are the lazy to their employers.^(C)