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Job 5:17-27

17 Look, happy is the person whom God corrects; so don't reject the Almighty's instruction.

17 “Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

18 He injures, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands heal.

18 For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.

19 From six adversities he will deliver you; from seven harm won't touch you.

19 From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you.

20 In famine he will ransom you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.

20 In famine he will deliver you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

21 You will be hidden from the tongue's sting, and you won't fear destruction when it comes.

21 You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.

22 You will laugh at destruction and hunger; you won't be afraid of wild beasts;

22 You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the wild animals.

23 for you will make an agreement with the stones of the field; and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.

23 For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.

24 You will know that your tent is secure. You will examine your home and miss nothing.

24 You will know that your tent is secure; you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.

25 You will know that you'll have many children. Your offspring will be like the grass of the earth.

25 You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.

26 You will come to your grave in old age as bundles of grain stacked up at harvesttime.

26 You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season.

27 Look, we've searched this out, and so it is; listen and find out for yourself.

27 “We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself.”