13. He catches the wise in their cleverness and dissipates the counsel of the perverse.
14. They will encounter darkness in the daytime, and they will grope at midday just as in the night.
15. Thereafter, he will act to save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.
16. And there will be hope for those in need, for iniquity will diminish its speech.
17. Blessed is the man whom God corrects; therefore, do not reject the chastisement of the Lord.
18. For he wounds and he cures; he strikes and his hands will heal.
19. He will deliver you into six tribulations, and in the seventh, evil will not touch you.
20. During famine, he will rescue you from death, and during war, from the hand of the sword.
21. You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and you will not fear calamity when it arrives.
22. In desolation and in famine, you will laugh, and you will not dread the beasts of the earth.
23. For you are in harmony with the stones of the land, and the beasts of the earth will make peace with you.