Job 33:18-28 (New International Version)
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to preserve his soul from the pit,a1 his life from perishing by the sword.b2
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Or a man may be chastened3 on a bed of pain4 with constant distress in his bones,5
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so that his very being finds food6 repulsive and his soul loathes the choicest meal.7
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His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his bones,8 once hidden, now stick out.9
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His soul draws near to the pit,c10 and his life to the messengers of death.d11
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"Yet if there is an angel on his side as a mediator,12 one out of a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,13
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to be gracious to him and say, 'Spare him from going down to the pite;14 I have found a ransom for him'15--
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then his flesh is renewed16 like a child's; it is restored as in the days of his youth.17
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He prays to God and finds favor with him,18 he sees God's face and shouts for joy;19 he is restored by God to his righteous state.20
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Then he comes to men and says, 'I sinned,21 and perverted what was right,22 but I did not get what I deserved.23
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He redeemed24 my soul from going down to the pit,f25 and I will live to enjoy the light.'26
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