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17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth:
therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
18 for he maketh sore, and bindeth up:
he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles:
yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

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17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;(A)
    so do not despise the discipline(B) of the Almighty.[a](C)
18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;(D)
    he injures, but his hands also heal.(E)
19 From six calamities he will rescue(F) you;
    in seven no harm will touch you.(G)

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Footnotes

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