# 1 Clement 56.6

- Author: [Clement of Rome](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/authors/clement-of-rome/)
- Work: [1 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/) (*Epistula I ad Corinthios*)
- Date: ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:104; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 8–121 (Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912-1913), digitized by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/56/6/

Summary: Blessed is the one God corrects.

## Greek text

καὶ πάλιν λέγει· Μακάριος ἄνθρωπος, ὃν ἤλεγξεν ὁ κύριος· νουθέτημα δὲ παντοκράτορος μὴ ἀπαναίνου· αὐτὸς γὰρ ἀλγεῖν ποιεῖ, καὶ πάλιν ἀποκαθίστησιν·

## English translation (Claude)

And again he says: “Blessed is the man whom the Lord has reproved; do not reject the admonition of the Almighty. For he causes pain, and he restores again;

## Scripture references

- Job 5:17: quotation, high confidence
- Job 5:18: quotation, high confidence

## Translation notes

- 56.6–15 quote Job 5:17–26.

## Citation (SBL)

1 Clem. 56.6 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/56/6/).