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13     He catches the clever in their deceitful plotting[a]
        so the plans of the crafty are swept away.
14     Their day turns to darkness;
        they grope at noon as they do in blackest night.
15     He saves the needy from the cutting sword,
        and from the perilous grip of the powerful.

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13 He catches the wise(A) in their craftiness,(B)
    and the schemes of the wily are swept away.(C)
14 Darkness(D) comes upon them in the daytime;
    at noon they grope as in the night.(E)
15 He saves the needy(F) from the sword in their mouth;
    he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.(G)

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