# Job 5.17 **Book:** [Job](/codex/job/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 15. But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty. 16. So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth. > > **17. Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.** > > 18. For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19. He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. (Job 5:15-19, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 15. But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty. 16. So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth. > > **17. “Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.** > > 18. For he wounds, and binds up. He injures, and his hands make whole. 19. He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil shall touch you. (Job 5:15-19, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 15. But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. 16. So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. > > **17. Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:** > > 18. For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19. He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. (Job 5:15-19, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 15. And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy, 16. And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth. > > **17. Lo, the happiness of mortal man, God doth reprove him: And the chastisement of the Mighty despise not,** > > 18. For He doth pain, and He bindeth up, He smiteth, and His hands heal. 19. In six distresses He delivereth thee, And in seven evil striketh not on thee. (Job 5:15-19, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [H7706 - shaddai](/codex/h7706-shaddai/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.