¹⁷ “Behold, how ^(A)blessed is the man whom God reproves,
So do not reject the ^(B)discipline of the ^[a]Almighty.
¹⁸ For ^(C)He inflicts pain and ^[b]gives relief;
He ^[c]wounds, and His hands also heal.
^19 [d]From six distresses ^(D)He will deliver you,
Even in seven ^(E)evil will not touch you.
²⁰ In ^(F)famine He will redeem you from death,
And ^(G)in war from hands with swords.
²¹ You will be ^(H)hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
^(I)And you will not be afraid of devastation when it comes.
²² You will ^(J)laugh at devastation and starvation,
^(K)And you will not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
²³ For your covenant will be with the stones of the field,
And ^(L)the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
²⁴ You will know that your ^(M)tent is at peace,
For you will visit your abode and fear no loss.
²⁵ You will know also that your ^(N)seed will be many,
And ^(O)your offspring as the vegetation of the land.
²⁶ You will ^(P)come to the grave in full vigor,
Like the stacking of grain in its season.
²⁷ Behold this; we have investigated it, and so it is.
Hear it, and know for yourself.”