21 Their bodies might waste away until they become thin and all their bones stick out.
22 They might be close to death, their lives about to end.
23 But maybe one of God’s thousands of angels is watching over them, to speak for them and tell about the good things they have done.
24 Maybe the angel will be kind and say to God, ‘Save this one from the place of death! I have found a way to pay for his life.’
25 Then that person’s body will become young and strong again. He will be as he was when he was young.
26 He will pray and God will answer. He will worship God and shout with joy. He will again stand as right before God.
27 He will tell everyone, ‘I sinned. I changed good into bad, but God didn’t give me the punishment I deserved!