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23 “If there is an angel as (A)mediator for him,
One out of a thousand,
To declare to a man what is [a]right for him,
24 Then let him be gracious to him, and say,
‘Deliver him from (B)going down to the pit;
I have found (C)atonement’;
25 Let his flesh become fresher than in youth,
Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor;
26 Then he will (D)entreat God, and He will accept him,
And (E)he will see His face with joyful shouts,
And He may restore His righteousness to man.
27 He will sing to men and say,
‘I (F)have sinned and perverted what is right,
But He has not done (G)what is due to me.
28 He has redeemed my soul from passing into the pit,
And my life shall (H)see the light.’

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Footnotes

  1. Job 33:23 Lit his uprightness

23 Yet if there is an angel at their side,
    a messenger,(A) one out of a thousand,
    sent to tell them how to be upright,(B)
24 and he is gracious to that person and says to God,
    ‘Spare them from going down to the pit;(C)
    I have found a ransom for them(D)
25 let their flesh be renewed(E) like a child’s;
    let them be restored as in the days of their youth’(F)
26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,(G)
    they will see God’s face and shout for joy;(H)
    he will restore them to full well-being.(I)
27 And they will go to others and say,
    ‘I have sinned,(J) I have perverted what is right,(K)
    but I did not get what I deserved.(L)
28 God has delivered(M) me from going down to the pit,(N)
    and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’(O)

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