¹⁷ “The one whom God ·corrects [reproves] is ·happy [blessed],
    so do not ·hate being corrected by [^Lreject/despise the instruction of] the Almighty [Prov. 3:11–12].
¹⁸ God ·hurts [wounds], but he also bandages up;
    he ·injures [strikes], but his hands also heal.
¹⁹ He will ·save [rescue] you from six ·troubles [dangers];
    even seven ·troubles [or evils] will not ·harm [^Ltouch] you [^C“six…seven” is a poetic way of saying “all troubles”].
²⁰ God will ·buy you back [redeem/ransom you] from death in times of ·hunger [famine],
    and in ·battle [war] he will save you from the sword.
²¹ You will be ·protected [hidden] from the ·tongue that strikes like a whip [lash of the tongue],
    and you will not be afraid when destruction comes.
²² You will laugh at destruction and hunger [Ps. 112:7],
    and you will not fear the wild animals,
²³ because you will have an ·agreement [treaty; alliance; covenant] with the stones in the field,
    and the wild animals will be at peace with you [^Cdescribes a peaceful relationship with all nature].
²⁴ You will know that your tent is safe,
    because you will ·check [visit] ·the things you own [your pasturage/home] and find nothing missing.
²⁵ You will know that you will have many ·children [descendants],
    and your ·descendants [offspring] will be like the grass on the earth.
²⁶ You will come to the grave ·with all your strength [or at a ripe old age],
    like bundles of grain gathered at the right time.

²⁷ “We have ·checked [examined] this, and it is true,
so hear it and ·decide what it means to you [know it yourself].”