16. So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
17. “Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
18. For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.
19. From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you.
20. In famine he will deliver you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
21. You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.
22. You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the 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.