Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. (2 Tim. 3 : 12.) Whom the Lord loveth be chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.... But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons. (Heb. 12 : 6, 8.) The Fruit of God's Spirit is Love and Gentleness. The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness. (Gal. 5 : 22.) The Fruit of God's Spirit is Vengeance and Fury. And the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him.... And he ... slew a thousand men. (Judges 15 : 14, 15.) And it came to pass on the morrow that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, ... and there was a javelin in Saul's hand. And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. (1 Sam. 18 : 10, 11.) Prosperity and Longevity Enjoyed by the Wicked. Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear. (Job 21 : 7, 8, 9.) They [men of the world] are full of children and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. (Ps. 17 : 14.) I was envious at the foolish when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.... They are not in trouble as other men.... Behold, these are the ungodly who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. (Ps. 73 : 3, 5, 12.) There is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness. (Eccl. 7 : 15.) Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? Wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? (Jer. 12 : 1.) Prosperity and Longevity Denied to the Wicked. The light of the wicked shall be put out.... Terrors shall make him afraid on every side.... He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. (Job. 18 : 5, 12, 18, 19.) But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days. (Eccl. 8 : 23.) Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. (Ps. 55 : 23.) The years of the wicked shall be shortened. (Prov. 10 : 27.) They [the hypocrites] die in youth. (Job. 36 : 14.) Be not over much wicked, neither be foolish; why shouldst thou die before your time? (Eccl. 7 : 17.) Poverty is a Blessing. Blessed be ye poor.... Woe unto you that are rich! (Luke 6 : 20, 24.) Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom? (James 2 : 5.) Riches a Blessing. The rich man's wealth is his strong tower, but the destruction of the poor is their poverty. (Prov. 10 : 15.) If thou return unto the Almighty then thou shalt be built up.... Thou shalt then lay up gold as dust. (Job 22 : 23, 24.)