21 Their body becomes so thin there is almost nothing left of it,and their bones that were hidden now stick out.
22 They are near death,and their life is almost over.
23 “But there may be an angel to speak for him,one out of a thousand, who will tell him what to do.
24 The angel will beg for mercy and say:‘Save him from death.I have found a way to pay for his life.’
25 Then his body is made new like a child’s.It will return to the way it was when he was young.
26 That person will pray to God, and God will listen to him.He will see God’s face and will shout with happiness.And God will set things right for him again.
27 Then he will say to others,‘I sinned and twisted what was right,but I did not receive the punishment I should have received.