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16 It is then he opens their ears
    and with a warning, terrifies them,
17 By turning mortals from acting
    and keeping pride away from a man,
18 He holds his soul from the pit,
    his life from passing to the grave.

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16 he may speak(A) in their ears
    and terrify them(B) with warnings,(C)
17 to turn them from wrongdoing
    and keep them from pride,(D)
18 to preserve them from the pit,(E)
    their lives from perishing by the sword.[a](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 33:18 Or from crossing the river