The Discipline of Suffering

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It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.

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Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.

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Let him bury his face in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.

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Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.

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For the Lord will not cast us off forever.

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Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.

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For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.

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To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,

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to deny a man justice before the Most High,

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to subvert a man in his lawsuit— of these the Lord does not approve.

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Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?

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Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?

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Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?