33:19 Or a person is chastened 1 by pain on his bed,
and with the continual strife of his bones, 2
33:20 so that his life loathes food,
and his soul rejects appetizing fare. 3
33:21 His flesh wastes away from sight,
and his bones, which were not seen,
are easily visible. 4
33:22 He 5 draws near to the place of corruption,
and his life to the messengers of death. 6
33:23 If there is an angel beside him,
one mediator 7 out of a thousand,
to tell a person what constitutes his uprightness; 8
33:24 and if 9 God 10 is gracious to him and says,
‘Spare 11 him from going down
to the place of corruption,
I have found a ransom for him,’ 12
33:25 then his flesh is restored 13 like a youth’s;
he returns to the days of his youthful vigor. 14
33:26 He entreats God, and God 15 delights in him,
he sees God’s face 16 with rejoicing,
and God 17 restores to him his righteousness. 18
33:27 That person sings 19 to others, 20 saying:
‘I have sinned and falsified what is right,
but I was not punished according to what I deserved. 21
33:28 He redeemed my life 22
from going down to the place of corruption,
and my life sees the light!’