14 For God (A)speaks in one way,
    (B)and in two, though man (C)does not perceive it.
15 In (D)a dream, in (E)a vision of (F)the night,
    when (G)deep sleep falls on men,
    while they slumber on their beds,
16 then he (H)opens the ears of men
    and terrifies[a] them with warnings,
17 that he may turn man aside from his (I)deed
    and conceal pride from a man;
18 he keeps back his soul from the pit,
    his life from (J)perishing by the sword.

19 “Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed
    and with continual strife in his (K)bones,
20 so that his (L)life loathes bread,
    and his appetite (M)the choicest food.
21 His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen,
    and his bones that were not seen (N)stick out.
22 His soul draws near (O)the pit,
    and his life to (P)those who bring death.

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  1. Job 33:16 Or seals

14 For God does speak(A)—now one way, now another(B)
    though no one perceives it.(C)
15 In a dream,(D) in a vision(E) of the night,(F)
    when deep sleep(G) falls on people
    as they slumber in their beds,
16 he may speak(H) in their ears
    and terrify them(I) with warnings,(J)
17 to turn them from wrongdoing
    and keep them from pride,(K)
18 to preserve them from the pit,(L)
    their lives from perishing by the sword.[a](M)

19 “Or someone may be chastened(N) on a bed of pain(O)
    with constant distress in their bones,(P)
20 so that their body finds food(Q) repulsive
    and their soul loathes the choicest meal.(R)
21 Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
    and their bones,(S) once hidden, now stick out.(T)
22 They draw near to the pit,(U)
    and their life to the messengers of death.[b](V)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 33:18 Or from crossing the river
  2. Job 33:22 Or to the place of the dead