It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not be green.
Be not wicked overmuch, neither be a fool; why should you die before your time?
But thou, O God, wilt cast them down into the lowest pit; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in thee.
They were snatched away before their time; their foundation was washed away.
Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit. Even though they bring forth, I will slay their beloved children.
When its boughs are dry, they are broken; women come and make a fire of them. For this is a people without discernment; therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them, he that formed them will show them no favor.
If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned.
The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.