Job 5:17-27

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁷ Consider this:
How blessed is the man whom God corrects!
Do not reject the discipline of the Almighty!
¹⁸ For though he may inflict wounds, he also bandages them.
Though he may strike, his hands also heal.
¹⁹ From six calamities he will rescue you.
In seven no harm will touch you.
²⁰ In famine he will redeem you from death,
and in battle he will redeem you from the power of the sword.
²¹ You will be hidden from the lash of the tongue,
and you will not be afraid of devastation when it comes.
²² You will laugh at devastation and hunger.
You will not be afraid of the wild animals of the countryside,
²³ because there will be a covenant between you and the stones in the field,
and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
²⁴ You will know that your tent is secure,
and when you inspect your property, you will find nothing missing.
²⁵ You will know that your offspring will be many,
and your descendants will be like grass from the earth.
²⁶ You will come to the grave at a ripe old age,
    like a stack of sheaves that is gathered in season.
²⁷ Consider this:
We have investigated this carefully, and it is true!
Pay close attention and apply it to yourself!