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The Book of Job, Chapter 5, Verse 20

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He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
King James Version
In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
American Standard Version
In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.
New English Translation
In time of famine he will redeem you from death, and in time of war from the power of the sword.
World English Bible
In famine he will redeem you from death; 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,
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Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
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For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.