Job 5:17-26

Contemporary English Version

Consider Yourself Fortunate

¹⁷^(A) Consider yourself fortunate
if God All-Powerful
    chooses to correct you.
¹⁸^(B) He may cause injury and pain,
but he will bandage and heal
    your cuts and bruises.
¹⁹God will protect you from harm,
no matter how often
    trouble may strike.

²⁰In times of war and famine,
    God will keep you safe.
²¹You will be sheltered,
without fear of hurtful words
    or any other weapon.
²²You will laugh at the threat
    of destruction and famine.
And you won't be afraid
    of wild animals—
²³they will no longer be fierce,
and your rocky fields
    will become friendly.
²⁴Your home will be secure,
    and your sheep will be safe.
²⁵You will have more descendants
than there are blades of grass
    on the face of the earth.
²⁶You will live a very long life,
and your body will be strong
    until the day you die.