- His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his bones, once hidden, now stick out.
- His soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
- "Yet if there is an angel on his side as a mediator, one out of a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
- to be gracious to him and say, 'Spare him from going down to the pit ; I have found a ransom for him'-
- then his flesh is renewed like a child's; it is restored as in the days of his youth.
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- "His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones which were not seen stick out.
- "Then his soul draws near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death.
- "If there is an angel as mediator for him, One out of a thousand, To remind a man what is right for him,
- Then let him be gracious to him, and say, 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom';
- Let his flesh become fresher than in youth, Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor;
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