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The Book of Job, Chapter 5, Verse 18

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Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
King James Version
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
American Standard Version
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.
New English Translation
For he wounds, but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.
World English Bible
For he wounds, and binds up. He injures, 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.
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Lo this, we have searched it, so it [is]; hear it, and know thou [it] for thy good.
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But Job answered and said,