Holy Scripture
Job 5:16
A church father on this verse
“Look! This is what God does, so the weak may hope for happiness and the powerful may not become proud. In fact, he said above, "Call for help in order to see whether you will be listened to," so that you may not think that there are things that escape providence.… Eliphaz dedicates the beginning of his speech to the d…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
16And let the weak have hope, But the mouth of the unjust be stopped.
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14In the day darkness shall come upon them, And let them grope in the noonday even as in the night:
15And let them perish in war, And let the weak escape from the hand of the mighty.
— Job 5:16 —
17But blessed is the man whom the Lord has reproved; And reject not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
18For he causes a man to be in pain, and restores him again: He smites, and his hands heal.