26 He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him,
He shall see His face with joy,
For He restores to man His righteousness.
27 Then he looks at men and (A)says,
‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right,
And it (B)did not profit me.’
28 He will (C)redeem [a]his soul from going down to the Pit,
And his life shall see the light.

29 “Behold, God works all these things,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
30 (D)To bring back his soul from the Pit,
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 33:28 Kt. my

26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,(A)
    they will see God’s face and shout for joy;(B)
    he will restore them to full well-being.(C)
27 And they will go to others and say,
    ‘I have sinned,(D) I have perverted what is right,(E)
    but I did not get what I deserved.(F)
28 God has delivered(G) me from going down to the pit,(H)
    and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’(I)

29 “God does all these things to a person(J)
    twice, even three times(K)
30 to turn them back(L) from the pit,(M)
    that the light of life(N) may shine on them.(O)

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