16 “So the helpless has hope,
And (A)unrighteousness must shut its mouth.

17 “Behold, how (B)happy is the man whom God reproves,
So do not despise the (C)discipline of [a]the Almighty.
18 “For (D)He inflicts pain, and [b]gives relief;
He wounds, and His hands also heal.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:17 Heb Shaddai, and so throughout ch 6
  2. Job 5:18 Lit binds

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