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15 “But he saves other people from their slander
    and the needy from the power of the mighty.
16 Then the poor have hope
    while wrongdoing shuts its mouth.

Blessing Comes When God Corrects You

17 “Blessed is the person whom Eloah corrects.
    That person should not despise discipline from Shadday.

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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