Job 33:23-28

New International Reader's Version

²³ “But suppose there is an angel who will speak up for him.
    The angel is very special. He’s one out of a thousand.
    He will tell that person how to do what is right.
²⁴ That angel will be gracious to them. He’ll say to God,
    ‘Spare them from going down into the grave.
    I know a way that can set them free.’
²⁵ Then their body is made like new again.
    They become as strong and healthy as when they were young.
²⁶ Then that person can pray to God and be blessed by him.
    They will see God’s face and shout for joy.
    God will make them well and happy again.
²⁷ Then that person will come to others and say,
    ‘I sinned. I made what is wrong appear to be right.
    But I wasn’t punished as I should have been.
²⁸ God has set me free. He has kept me from going down into the darkness of the grave.
    So I’ll live to enjoy the light of life.’