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16 Therefore there is hope for those who are poor,
    and iniquity shuts its mouth.

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.

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16 So the poor(A) have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.(B)

17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;(C)
    so do not despise the discipline(D) of the Almighty.[a](E)
18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;(F)
    he injures, but his hands also heal.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:17 Hebrew Shaddai; here and throughout Job