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15 It is a joy to the just to do judgment, but destruction shall come to the workers of iniquity.

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

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15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
    but terror to evildoers.(A)

16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence
    comes to rest in the company of the dead.(B)

17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
    whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.(C)

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