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

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