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15 But he saves the needy from the sword of their mouth,
    from the hand of the mighty.
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]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:17 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

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