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15 And[a] he saves from the sword of[b] their mouth,
even[c] the poor from the hand of the strong.
16 So[d] there is hope[e] for the powerless,
and wickedness shuts its mouth.
17 “Look, happy is the human being whom God reproves;
and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:15 Or “Thus,” or “So”
  2. Job 5:15 Literally “from”
  3. Job 5:15 Literally “and”; the entire verse could be translated “So he saves the poor from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the strong”
  4. Job 5:16 Or “And”
  5. Job 5:16 Or “hope exists”

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