12. But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
13. “The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.
14. They die in their youth, among male prostitutes of the shrines.
15. But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction.
16. “He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.