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14 In the daytime they meet with darkness,
and they grope at noon[a] as in the night.
15 And[b] he saves from the sword of[c] their mouth,
even[d] the poor from the hand of the strong.
16 So[e] there is hope[f] for the powerless,
and wickedness shuts its mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:14 Or “the noon”
  2. Job 5:15 Or “Thus,” or “So”
  3. Job 5:15 Literally “from”
  4. Job 5:15 Literally “and”; the entire verse could be translated “So he saves the poor from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the strong”
  5. Job 5:16 Or “And”
  6. Job 5:16 Or “hope exists”

14 Darkness(A) comes upon them in the daytime;
    at noon they grope as in the night.(B)
15 He saves the needy(C) from the sword in their mouth;
    he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.(D)
16 So the poor(E) have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.(F)

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