17 By turning mortals from actingand keeping pride away from a man,
18 He holds his soul from the pit,his life from passing to the grave.
19 Or he is chastened on a bed of pain,suffering continually in his bones,
20 So that to his appetite food is repulsive,his throat rejects the choicest nourishment.
21 His flesh is wasted, it cannot be seen;bones, once invisible, appear;
22 His soul draws near to the pit,his life to the place of the dead.
23 If then there be a divine messenger,a mediator, one out of a thousand,to show him what is right,