15 He saves the needy from their sharp words[a](A)
and from the clutches of the powerful.
16 So the poor have hope,
and injustice shuts its mouth.(B)
17 See how happy is the person whom God corrects;
so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:15 Lit from the sword of their mouth; Ps 55:21; 59:7

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

17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;(E)
    so do not despise the discipline(F) of the Almighty.[a](G)

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Footnotes

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