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17 Behold, happy is the man whom God [a]correcteth:
Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up;
He woundeth, and his hands make whole.
19 He will deliver thee in six troubles;
Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
20 In famine he will redeem thee from death;
And in war from the power of the sword.
21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue;
Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
22 At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh;
Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field;
And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
24 And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace;
And thou shalt visit thy [b]fold, and [c]shalt miss nothing.
25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great,
And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age,
Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.
27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is;
Hear it, and know thou it [d]for thy good.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:17 Or, reproveth
  2. Job 5:24 Or, habitation
  3. Job 5:24 Or, shalt not err
  4. Job 5:27 Hebrew for thyself.

17 “Look, happy is the human being whom God reproves;
and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,
18 for he himself[a] wounds, but[b] he binds up;
he strikes, but[c] his hands heal.
19 From[d] six troubles he will deliver you,
and in seven evil shall not touch you.
20 In famine he will redeem you from death,
and in war from the power of[e] the sword.
21 From the scourge of the tongue you shall be hidden,
and you shall not be afraid of[f] destruction when it comes.
22 At destruction and famine[g] you shall laugh,
and you shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.
23 For your covenant will be with the stones of the field,
and the wild animals[h] of the field will be at peace with you.
24 And you shall know that your tent is safe,
and you will inspect your fold, and you shall not be missing anything.
25 And you shall know that your offspring are many,
and your descendants like the vegetation of the earth.
26 You shall come in maturity to the grave,
as the raising up of a stack of sheaves in its season.
27 “Look, we have searched this out—it is true;
hear it and know it yourself.”[i]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:18 Emphatic personal pronoun
  2. Job 5:18 Hebrew “and”
  3. Job 5:18 Hebrew “and”
  4. Job 5:19 Literally “In,” or “By”
  5. Job 5:20 Literally “hand of”
  6. Job 5:21 Hebrew “from”
  7. Job 5:22 Hebrew “at famine”
  8. Job 5:23 Collective singular
  9. Job 5:27 Literally “you for yourself”