8If they are bound in chains

and caught up in a web of trouble,

9he shows them the reason.

He shows them their sins of pride.

10He gets their attention

and commands that they turn from evil.

11“If they listen and obey God,

they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives.

All their years will be pleasant.

12But if they refuse to listen to him,

they will cross over the river of death,

dying from lack of understanding.

13For the godless are full of resentment.

Even when he punishes them,

they refuse to cry out to him for help.

14They die when they are young,

after wasting their lives in immoral living.

15But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer.

For he gets their attention through adversity.