Job 5:16 | NET2full | STEP | Thus the poor have hope , and iniquity shuts its mouth .

‏ Job 5:16

16 Thus the poor have hope,
and iniquity ^{▼▼tn Other translations render this “injustice” (NIV, NRSV, CEV) or “unrighteousness” (NASB).} shuts its mouth. ^{▼▼tn The verse summarizes the result of God’s intervention in human affairs, according to Eliphaz’ idea that even-handed justice prevails. Ps 107:42 parallels v. 16b.}