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17 “Indeed, how blessed is the person whom God reproves!
    So never disrespect the discipline of the Almighty,
18 because though he wounds, but then applies bandages;
    though he strikes, his hands still heal.

19 “He will deliver you through six calamities;
    and calamity won’t touch you throughout the seventh.
20 He will deliver you from death by famine;
    in war from the power[a] of the sword.
21 You’ll be protected from the accusing[b] tongue;
    you need not fear destruction when it heads your way.
22 You’ll laugh at destruction and famine;
    and you need not fear the beasts of the earth.
23 For you’ll have a pact[c] with the stones in the field;
    and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.
24 You’ll know that your home[d] is secure;
    when you search your possessions, and nothing will be missing.
25 You’ll know that you’ll have many children;
    and that your offspring will be like the grass of the earth.
26 You’ll go to your grave at a ripe old age;
    like a stack of grain that’s harvested at just the right time.

27 “Look! We have thought all this through,
    and what we’ve said is true;[e]
        So please listen and learn for your own good!”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:20 Lit. mouth
  2. Job 5:21 Lit. lash of the
  3. Job 5:23 Or be in league
  4. Job 5:24 Lit. tent
  5. Job 5:27 Lit. and thus it is so