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Job 5:16
New English Translation

16 Thus the poor have hope,
and iniquity[a] shuts its mouth.[b]

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  1. Job 5:16 tn Other translations render this “injustice” (NIV, NRSV, CEV) or “unrighteousness” (NASB).
  2. Job 5:16 tn The verse summarizes the result of God’s intervention in human affairs, according to Eliphaz’ idea that even-handed justice prevails. Ps 107:42 parallels v. 16b.
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