13. He catches the wise with their own tricks.The plans of schemers prove to be hasty.
14. In the daytime they meet darknessand grope in the sunlight as if it were night.
15. “But he saves ⌊other people⌋ from their slanderand the needy from the power of the mighty.
16. Then the poor have hopewhile wrongdoing shuts its mouth.
17. “Blessed is the person whom God corrects.That person should not despise discipline from the Almighty.
18. God injures, but he bandages.He beats you up, but his hands make you well.
19. He will keep you safe from six troubles,and when the seventh one comes, no harm will touch you:
20. “In famine he will save you from death,and in war he will save you from the sword.