Job 5:17-27

The Voice

¹⁷     Remember, a happy man accepts God’s correction,
        so don’t despise the discipline of the Highest God.^[a]
18     For the Lord may cut, but He stitches up;
        He may wound, but His hands also heal.
¹⁹     In six different perils, He will rescue you;
        even in seven, evil will not touch you;
²⁰     In famine, He will save you from starvation;
        and in war, you won’t be run through with the sword;
²¹     In slanderous situations, you will go unharmed;
        in the face of chaotic destruction, you won’t tremble;
²²     In violence and famine, you will laugh;
        in the presence of wild animals, you won’t quiver.
²³     The stones of the field will sign a treaty with you,
        and you’ll enjoy a truce with the ravenous beasts.
²⁴     You can rest knowing your tent is invincible;
        for when you visit your pastures, nothing will be missing.
²⁵     Your children and their children will be abundant,
        as the blades of grass in the fields.
²⁶     You will arrive hearty and undiminished at the grave after a long life,
        like a pile of grain harvested at its peak ripeness.
²⁷     We’ve all thought this through. It’s true, and you should hear it.
        So hear it well, and know it completely.