8. "And if they are bound in fetters, And are caught in the cords of affliction,
9. Then He declares to them their work And their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves.
10. "He opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they return from evil.
11. "If they hear and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity And their years in pleasures.
12. "But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword And they will die without knowledge.
13. "But the godless in heart lay up anger; They do not cry for help when He binds them.