15 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth;
    he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.
16 So the poor have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.

17 ‘Blessed is the one whom God corrects;
    so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:17 Hebrew Shaddai; here and throughout Job