²¹ His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen,
    and his bones that once were invisible now begin to show.
²² His soul draws nearer to the pit
    and his life to the abode of the dead.
²³ “But then, if there should be an angel on his side,
    one out of a thousand, a mediator,
to show him what is right for him
    and expound God’s righteousness to him,