Job 33:14–28

¹⁴For God speaks time and again,

but a person may not notice it.

¹⁵In a dream, a vision^r in the night,

when deep sleep comes over people^s

as they slumber on their beds,

¹⁶he uncovers their ears^t

and terrifies them^C with warnings,

¹⁷in order to turn a person from his actions

and suppress the pride of a person.

¹⁸God spares his soul from the Pit,^u

his life from crossing the river of death.^D

¹⁹A person may be disciplined on his bed^v with pain

and constant distress in his bones,^a

²⁰so that he detests bread,

and his soul despises his favorite food.^b

²¹His flesh wastes away to nothing,^E

and his unseen bones stick out.

²²He draws near to the Pit,

and his life to the executioners.

²³If there is an angel^c on his side,

one mediator out of a thousand,

to tell a person what is right for him^F

²⁴and to be gracious to him and say,

“Spare him from going down to the Pit;

I have found a ransom,”^d

²⁵then his flesh will be healthier^G than in his youth,

and he will return to the days of his youthful vigor.^e

²⁶He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.

That person will see his face^f with a shout of joy,

and God will restore his righteousness to him.^g

²⁷He will look at men and say,

“I have sinned and perverted what was right;

yet I did not get what I deserved.^H

²⁸He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,

and I will continue to see the light.”