12 ^aHe frustrates the devices of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot carry out their plans. ‡

13 He catches the ^awise in their own craftiness,
And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them. ‡

15 But ^aHe saves the needy from the sword,
From the mouth of the mighty,
And from their hand. ‡

16 ^aSo the poor have hope,
And injustice shuts her mouth. ‡