13 He catches the wise(A) in their craftiness,(B)
    and the schemes of the wily are swept away.(C)
14 Darkness(D) comes upon them in the daytime;
    at noon they grope as in the night.(E)
15 He saves the needy(F) from the sword in their mouth;
    he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.(G)
16 So the poor(H) have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.(I)

17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;(J)
    so do not despise the discipline(K) of the Almighty.[a](L)
18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;(M)
    he injures, but his hands also heal.(N)
19 From six calamities he will rescue(O) you;
    in seven no harm will touch you.(P)

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Footnotes

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

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