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15 But the needy He saves from the sword,
    from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the helpless has hope,
    and injustice shuts her mouth.

17 “How happy is the man whom God corrects!
    Therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty,

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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