optimal usage

The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
but the years of the wicked are cut short.
The hope of the righteous is joy,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits the malicious.
The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.

I once watched an optimizing saw in a furniture factory being fed long boards by workers. The board would move down the rollers, scanned by lasers, the cut into different size lengths based on optimal usage sections without knots, gouges, etc...). To the untrained eye, it looked like boards being cut randomly. As the boards left the saw and moved down the conveyor, mechanical arms swiftly pushed unusable pieces off into a side bin where they would be ground into sawdust. The other pieces? They moved on, and were made into different types of furniture, sanded, stained, and shipped out on trucks to be used and enjoyed. Our lives are the same way. Those who fear God and live with integrity are shaped and used for good, but the wicked come to swift and destructive ends!