12 He thwarts the plans of the crafty,

so that their hands achieve no success.

13 He catches the wise in their craftiness,

and the schemes of the wily are swept away.

14 Darkness comes upon them in the daytime;

at noon they grope as in the night.

15 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth;

he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.

16 So the poor have hope,

and injustice shuts its mouth.

17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;

so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;

he injures, but his hands also heal.

12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty,

So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness:

And the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

14 They meet with darkness in the daytime,

And grope in the noonday as in the night.

15 But he saveth the poor from the sword,

From their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

16 So the poor hath hope,

And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth:

Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up:

He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

12 He frustrates the plans of schemers

so the work of their hands will not succeed.

13 He traps the wise in their own cleverness

so their cunning schemes are thwarted.

14 They find it is dark in the daytime,

and they grope at noon as if it were night.

15 He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong,

and rescues them from the clutches of the powerful.

16 And so at last the poor have hope,

and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut.

17 “But consider the joy of those corrected by God!

Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.

18 For though he wounds, he also bandages.

He strikes, but his hands also heal.

12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty,

So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.

13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness,

And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.

14 They meet with darkness in the daytime,

And grope at noontime as in the night.

15 But He saves the needy from the sword,

From the mouth of the mighty,

And from their hand.

16 So the poor have hope,

And injustice shuts her mouth.

17 “Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects;

Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.

18 For He bruises, but He binds up;

He wounds, but His hands make whole.

12 He ruins the plans of those who trick others

so they have no success.

13 He catches the wise in their own clever traps

and sweeps away the plans of those who try to trick others.

14 Darkness covers them up in the daytime;

even at noon they feel around in the dark.

15 God saves the needy from their lies

and from the harm done by powerful people.

16 So the poor have hope,

while those who are unfair are silenced.

17 “The one whom God corrects is happy,

so do not hate being corrected by the Almighty.

18 God hurts, but he also bandages up;

he injures, but his hands also heal.

12 He frustrateth the devices of the crafty,

So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness;

And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

14 They meet with darkness in the day-time,

And grope at noonday as in the night.

15 But he saveth from the sword of their mouth,

Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

16 So the poor hath hope,

And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth:

Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up;

He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise. 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong: 14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope at midday as in the night. 15 And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. 16 So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

17 Behold, happy is the man whom †God correcteth; therefore despise not the chastening of the Almighty. 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

12 He keeps shrewd people from carrying out their plans 

so that they cannot do anything successfully. 

13 He catches the wise with their own tricks. 

The plans of schemers prove to be hasty. 

14 In the daytime they meet darkness 

and grope in the sunlight as if it were night. 

15 “But he saves ⸤other people⸥ from their slander 

and the needy from the power of the mighty. 

16 Then the poor have hope 

while wrongdoing shuts its mouth. 

17 “Blessed is the person whom God corrects. 

That person should not despise discipline from the Almighty. 

18 God injures, but he bandages. 

He beats you up, but his hands make you well. 

12 He frustrates the schemes of the crafty

so that they achieve no success.

13 He traps the wise in their craftiness

so that the plans of the deceptive

are quickly brought to an end.

14 They encounter darkness by day,

and they grope at noon

as if it were night.

15 He saves the needy from their sharp words

and from the clutches of the powerful.

16 So the poor have hope,

and injustice shuts its mouth.

17 See how happy the man is God corrects;

so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

18 For He crushes but also binds up;

He strikes, but His hands also heal.

12 He frustrates the devices of the crafty,

so that their hands achieve no success.

13 He takes the wise in their own craftiness;

and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

14 They meet with darkness in the daytime,

and grope at noonday as in the night.

15 But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth,

from the hand of the mighty.

16 So the poor have hope,

and injustice shuts its mouth.

17 “How happy is the one whom God reproves;

therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

18 For he wounds, but he binds up;

he strikes, but his hands heal.

12 He is frustrating the devices of the crafty,

and their hands do not achieve success.

13 He is capturing the wise in their craftiness,

and the schemes of the wily are rushed.

14 In the daytime they meet with darkness,

and they grope at noon as in the night.

15 And he saves from the sword of their mouth,

even the poor from the hand of the strong.

16 So there is hope for the powerless,

and wickedness shuts its mouth.

17 “Look, happy is the human being whom God reproves;

and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,

18 for he himself wounds, but he binds up;

he strikes, but his hands heal.

12 He stops those who are tricky from doing what they plan to do.

The work of their hands doesn’t succeed.

13 Some people think they are so wise.

But God catches them in their own tricks.

He sweeps away the evil plans of sinful people.

14 Darkness covers them in the daytime.

At noon they feel their way around as if it were night.

15 God saves needy people from the cutting words of their enemies.

He saves them from their powerful hands.

16 So those who are poor have hope.

And God shuts the mouths of people who don’t treat others fairly.

17 “Blessed is the person God corrects.

So don’t hate the Mighty One’s training.

18 He wounds. But he also bandages up those he wounds.

He harms. But his hands also heal those he harms.

12 “He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd,

So that their hands cannot attain success.

13 “He captures the wise by their own shrewdness,

And the advice of the cunning is quickly thwarted.

14 “By day they meet with darkness,

And grope at noon as in the night.

15 “But He saves from the sword of their mouth,

And the poor from the hand of the mighty.

16 “So the helpless has hope,

And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.

17 “Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,

So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

18 “For He inflicts pain, and gives relief;

He wounds, and His hands also heal.