17. Behold, happy is the one whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of Shaddai.
18. For He inflicts pain, but He also binds up; He injures, yet His hands also heal.
19. From six calamities He will deliver you, even in seven, no harm will 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 not fear when violence comes.
22. You will laugh at violence and famine, and will not fear the beasts of the earth.
23. For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
24. You will know shalom in your tent, and you will take stock of your home and find nothing missing.
25. “You will know that your descendants will be numerous your offspring like the grass of the earth.
26. You will come to the grave in vigor, like sheaves of grain in its season.
27. Behold, we have investigated this— it is true. Hear it, and apply it to yourself!”