The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.
In context
26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. 27The fear of Yahweh adds days, but the years of the wicked are cut short. 28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes. 29The way of Yahweh is a stronghold for the person of integrity, but ruin for those who do wrong. 30The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
