14 aFor God may speak in one way, or in another,
Yet man does not perceive it.
15 aIn a dream, in a vision of the night,
When deep sleep falls upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
16 aThen He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction.
17 In order to turn man
from his deed,
And conceal pride from man,
18 He keeps back his soul from the Pit,
And his life from
1 perishing by the sword.
19 “
Man is also chastened with pain on his
abed,
And with strong
pain in many of his bones,
20 aSo that his life abhors
bbread,
And his soul
1 succulent food.
21 His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones stick out
which once were not seen.
22 Yes, his soul draws near the Pit,
And his life to the executioners.
23 “If there is a messenger for him,
A mediator, one among a thousand,
To show man His uprightness,
24 Then He is gracious to him, and says,
‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit;
I have found
1 a ransom’;
25 His flesh shall be young like a child’s,
He shall return to the days of his youth.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
