8. And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of afflictions;
9. Then he showeth them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
10. He openeth also their ear to instruction, And commandeth that they return from iniquity.
11. If they hearken and serve him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.
12. But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.
13. But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them.
14. They die in youth, And their life perisheth among the unclean.
15. He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression.