27. They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
28. And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.
29. He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.
30. And they rejoice because they are quiet, And He leadeth them to the haven of their desire.
31. They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,
32. And they exalt Him in the assembly of the people, And in the seat of the elders praise Him.
33. He maketh rivers become a wilderness, And fountains of waters become dry land.
34. A fruitful land becometh a barren place, For the wickedness of its inhabitants.
35. He maketh a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.
36. And He causeth the hungry to dwell there, And they prepare a city of habitation.
37. And they sow fields, and plant vineyards, And they make fruits of increase.
38. And He blesseth them, and they multiply exceedingly, And their cattle He doth not diminish.
39. And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
40. He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy--no way.
41. And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock.
42. The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth.
43. Who [is] wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!