16. So the helpless has hope,and injustice shuts her mouth.
17. “How happy is the man whom God corrects!Therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty,
18. for He wounds, but He applies the bandage;He injures, but His hands also heal.
19. In six crises He will deliver you;even in seven, disaster will not touch you.
20. In famine He will redeem you from death,and in war from the power of the sword.
21. You will be hidden from the lash of the tongue,and you will not fear violence when it comes.
22. You will laugh at devastation and famine,and you will not fear wild animals.
23. For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field,and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
24. You will know that your tent is peaceful,and you will inspect your property and find nothing missing.
25. You will know that your offspring will be manyand your descendants as the grass of the earth.
26. You go to the grave in a full age,as stalks of grain are gathered up in season.
27. “Look! We have investigated all this, and it is so;hear it, and know for yourself.”