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16 Then the poor have hope
    while wrongdoing shuts its mouth.

Blessing Comes When God Corrects You

17 “Blessed is the person whom Eloah corrects.
    That person should not despise discipline from Shadday.
18 God injures, but he bandages.
    He beats you up, but his hands make you well.

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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