14 They encounter darkness by day,
and they grope at noon
as if it were night.(A)
15 He saves the needy from their sharp words[a](B)
and from the clutches of the powerful.
16 So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts its mouth.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:15 Lit from the sword of their mouth; Ps 55:21; 59:7

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