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19 “Or those who are sick in bed might be suffering punishment from God.
    The pain that makes their bones ache might be a warning from him.
20 They feel so bad they cannot eat.
    Even the best food makes them sick.
21 Their bodies might waste away until they become thin
    and all their bones stick out.

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19 “Or someone may be chastened(A) on a bed of pain(B)
    with constant distress in their bones,(C)
20 so that their body finds food(D) repulsive
    and their soul loathes the choicest meal.(E)
21 Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
    and their bones,(F) once hidden, now stick out.(G)

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