^{10 Ref} Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields;

^{11 Ref} So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.

^{12 Ref} He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

^{13 Ref} He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

^{14 Ref} They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night.

^{15 Ref} But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

^{16 Ref} So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

^{17 Ref} Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

^{18 Ref} For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

^{19 Ref} He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

^{20 Ref} In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.

^{21 Ref} Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

^{22 Ref} At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.