JPS_ASV_Byz(i)
16 Then He openeth the ears of men, and by their chastisement sealeth the decree,
17 That men may put away their purpose, and that He may hide pride from man;
18 That He may keep back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and all his bones grow stiff;
20 So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, and his soul dainty food.
21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones corrode to unsightliness.
22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
23 If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness;
24 Then He is gracious unto him, and saith: 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.'
25 His flesh is tenderer than a child's; he returneth to the days of his youth;