16. So there is hope for the powerless, and wickedness shuts its mouth.
17. “Look, happy is the human being whom God reproves; and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,
18. for he himself wounds, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands heal.
19. From six troubles he will deliver you, and in seven evil shall not touch you.
20. In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
21. From the scourge of the tongue you shall be hidden, and you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
22. At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and you shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.
23. For your covenant will be with the stones of the field, and the wild animals of the field will be at peace with you.
24. And you shall know that your tent is safe, and you will inspect your fold, and you shall not be missing anything.
25. And you shall know that your offspring are many, and your descendants like the vegetation of the earth.
26. You shall come in maturity to the grave, as the raising up of a stack of sheaves in its season.
27. “Look, we have searched this out—it is true; hear it and know it yourself.”