18 For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal. 19 He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven. 20 In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
Job 5:18–20
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Job 33:17–19
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