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16 So the poor have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.

17 ‘How happy is the one whom God reproves;
    therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.[a]
18 For he wounds, but he binds up;
    he strikes, but his hands heal.

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  1. Job 5:17 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

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