For evil does not come up from the dust, nor does trouble spring up from the ground,

he gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields;

He does great and unsearchable things, marvelous things without number;

he sets the lowly on high, that those who mourn are raised to safety.

He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned!

So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful.

He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end.

They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope about in the noontime as if it were night.

Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

For he wounds, but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.

You will laugh at destruction and famine and need not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

"Call now! Is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.

You will be protected from malicious gossip, and will not be afraid of the destruction when it comes.

For you will have a pact with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.

And you will know that your home will be secure, and when you inspect your domains, you will not be missing anything.

In time of famine he will redeem you from death, and in time of war from the power of the sword.

You will come to your grave in a full age, As stacks of grain are harvested in their season.

The hungry eat up his harvest, and take it even from behind the thorns, and the thirsty swallow up their fortune.

You will also know that your children will be numerous, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.

I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.

Look, we have investigated this, so it is true. Hear it, and apply it for your own good."

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed at the place where judgment is rendered, nor is there anyone to deliver them.

"Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

but people are born to trouble, as surely as the sparks fly upward.

He will deliver you from six calamities; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.

"But as for me, I would seek God, and to God I would set forth my case.