Job 33:18-24

18He 1keeps his soul back from the pit, And his life from perishing by the 2spear.

19“A person is also rebuked by 3pain in his bed, And with constant complaint in his bones,20So that his life 4loathes bread, And his soul, food 5that he should crave.21His 6flesh wastes away from sight, And his 7bones, which were not seen, stick out.22Then 8his soul comes near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death.

23“If there is an 9interceding angel for him, One out of a thousand, To remind a person of what is 10right for him,24And he is gracious to him, and says, ‘Free him from 11going down to the pit, I have found a 12ransom’;