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The Book of Job, Chapter 5, Verse 16

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But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
King James Version
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
American Standard Version
So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
New English Translation
Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.
World English Bible
So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.
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Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
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For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
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He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
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In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
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Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
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At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
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For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
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And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle [shall be] in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
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Thou shalt know also that thy seed [shall be] great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
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Thou shalt come to [thy] grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.