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15 But he saves the poor from the sword of their mouth,[a]
    from the hand of the mighty.
16 Thus the needy have hope,
    and iniquity closes its mouth.
17 Happy the one whom God reproves!
    The Almighty’s[b] discipline do not reject.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:15 From the sword of their mouth: the Hebrew is obscure.
  2. 5:17 Almighty: standard translation of Heb. Shaddai.