Job 5:17–27

¹⁷“Look, happy is the human being whom God reproves;

and you must not despise the discipline of Shaddai,

¹⁸for he himself^q wounds, but^r he binds up;

he strikes, but^s his hands heal.

¹⁹From^t six troubles he will deliver you,

and in seven evil shall not touch you.

²⁰In famine he will redeem you from death,

and in war from the power of^u the sword.

²¹From the scourge of the tongue you shall be hidden,

and you shall not be afraid of^v destruction when it comes.

²²At destruction and famine^w you shall laugh,

and you shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.

²³For your covenant will be with the stones of the field,

and the wild animals^x of the field will be at peace with you.

²⁴And you shall know that your tent is safe,

and you will inspect your fold, and you shall not be missing anything.

²⁵And you shall know that your offspring are many,

and your descendants like the vegetation of the earth.

²⁶You shall come in maturity to the grave,

as the raising up of a stack of sheaves in its season.

²⁷“Look, we have searched this out—it is true;

hear it and know it yourself.”^y