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19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed,
[a]And with continual strife in his bones;
20 So that his life abhorreth bread,
And his soul dainty food.
21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen;
And his bones that were not seen stick out.
22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit,
And his life to the destroyers.

23 If there be with him [b]an angel,
An interpreter, one [c]among a thousand,
To show unto man [d]what is right for him;
24 [e]Then God is gracious unto him, and saith,
Deliver him from going down to the pit,
I have found a ransom.

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  1. Job 33:19 Another reading is, While all his bones are firm.
  2. Job 33:23 Or, a messenger
  3. Job 33:23 Or, of the thousand
  4. Job 33:23 Or, his uprightness
  5. Job 33:24 Or, And he be gracious . . . and say . . . ransom: his flesh etc.

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)
22 They draw near to the pit,(H)
    and their life to the messengers of death.[a](I)
23 Yet if there is an angel at their side,
    a messenger,(J) one out of a thousand,
    sent to tell them how to be upright,(K)
24 and he is gracious to that person and says to God,
    ‘Spare them from going down to the pit;(L)
    I have found a ransom for them(M)

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  1. Job 33:22 Or to the place of the dead