18To keep back his soul from the underworld, and his life from destruction.
19Pain is sent on him as a punishment, while he is on his bed; there is no end to the trouble in his bones;
20He has no desire for food, and his soul is turned away from delicate meat;
21His flesh is so wasted away, that it may not be seen, and his bones. ...
22And his soul comes near to the underworld, and his life to the angels of death.
23If now there may be an angel sent to him, one of the thousands which there are to be between him and God, and to make clear to man what is right for him;
24And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life:
