²⁵ The Lord is kind to everyone who trusts and obeys him.
²⁶ It is good to wait patiently for the Lord to save us.
²⁷ When we are young, it is good to struggle hard
²⁸ and to sit silently alone, if this is what the Lord intends.
²⁹ Being rubbed in the dirt can teach us a lesson;^[b]
30 we can also learn from insults and hard knocks.

³¹ The Lord won’t always reject us!
³²     He causes a lot of suffering, but he also has pity because of his great love.
³³ The Lord doesn’t enjoy sending grief or pain.