¹⁷ “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;^(A)
    so do not despise the discipline^(B) of the Almighty.^[a](C)
18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;^(D)
    he injures, but his hands also heal.^(E)
19 From six calamities he will rescue^(F) you;
    in seven no harm will touch you.^(G)
20 In famine^(H) he will deliver you from death,
    and in battle from the stroke of the sword.^(I)
21 You will be protected from the lash of the tongue,^(J)
    and need not fear^(K) when destruction comes.^(L)
22 You will laugh^(M) at destruction and famine,^(N)
    and need not fear the wild animals.^(O)
23 For you will have a covenant^(P) with the stones^(Q) of the field,
    and the wild animals will be at peace with you.^(R)
24 You will know that your tent is secure;^(S)
    you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.^(T)
25 You will know that your children will be many,^(U)
    and your descendants like the grass of the earth.^(V)
26 You will come to the grave in full vigor,^(W)
    like sheaves gathered in season.^(X)

²⁷ “We have examined this, and it is true.
    So hear it^(Y) and apply it to yourself.”^(Z)

¹³ “Yet if you devote your heart^(A) to him
    and stretch out your hands^(B) to him,^(C)