“If God brings evils to an end and transforms them into their opposite, causing mortals to enjoy a profound peace, it is the same thought, not a different one, that guides God in his present attitude.”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — COMMENTARY ON JOB 5:18
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18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
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16So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
— Job 5:18 —
19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
20In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.