19  “Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed

and with continual strife in his ^hbones,

20  so that his ⁱlife loathes bread,

and his appetite ^jthe choicest food.

21  His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen,

and his bones that were not seen ^kstick out.

22  His soul draws near ^lthe pit,

and his life to ^mthose who bring death.

23  If there be for him ⁿan angel,

^oa mediator, ^pone of the thousand,

to declare to man what is ^qright for him,

24  and he is merciful to him, and says,

‘Deliver him from going down into the pit;

I have found ^ra ransom;

25  let his flesh ^sbecome fresh with youth;

let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’;

26  then man^{1 t}prays to God, and he accepts him;

he ^usees his face with a shout of joy,

and he ^vrestores to man his righteousness.