¹⁷ “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;^(A)
    so do not despise the discipline^(B) of the Almighty.^[a](C)
18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;^(D)
    he injures, but his hands also heal.^(E)
19 From six calamities he will rescue^(F) you;
    in seven no harm will touch you.^(G)
20 In famine^(H) he will deliver you from death,
    and in battle from the stroke of the sword.^(I)
21 You will be protected from the lash of the tongue,^(J)
    and need not fear^(K) when destruction comes.^(L)
22 You will laugh^(M) at destruction and famine,^(N)
    and need not fear the wild animals.^(O)
23 For you will have a covenant^(P) with the stones^(Q) of the field,
    and the wild animals will be at peace with you.^(R)
24 You will know that your tent is secure;^(S)
    you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.^(T)
25 You will know that your children will be many,^(U)
    and your descendants like the grass of the earth.^(V)
26 You will come to the grave in full vigor,^(W)
    like sheaves gathered in season.^(X)

²⁷ “We have examined this, and it is true.
    So hear it^(Y) and apply it to yourself.”^(Z)

¹³ “Yet if you devote your heart^(A) to him
    and stretch out your hands^(B) to him,^(C)
14 if you put away^(D) the sin that is in your hand
    and allow no evil^(E) to dwell in your tent,^(F)
15 then, free of fault, you will lift up your face;^(G)
    you will stand firm^(H) and without fear.^(I)
16 You will surely forget your trouble,^(J)
    recalling it only as waters gone by.^(K)
17 Life will be brighter than noonday,^(L)
    and darkness will become like morning.^(M)
18 You will be secure, because there is hope;
    you will look about you and take your rest^(N) in safety.^(O)
19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,^(P)
    and many will court your favor.^(Q)
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail,^(R)
    and escape will elude them;^(S)
    their hope will become a dying gasp.”^(T)