22 His soul draws near the pit, and his life to those who bring death.

23 If there be for him an angel, a mediator, one of the thousand, to declare to man what is right for him,

24 and he is merciful to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down into the pit; I have found a ransom;

25 let his flesh become fresh with youth; let him return to the days of his youthful vigor';

26 then man prays to God, and he accepts him; he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he restores to man his righteousness.

27 He sings before men and says: 'I sinned and perverted what was right, and it was not repaid to me.

28 He has redeemed my soul from going down into the pit, and my life shall look upon the light.'

29 "Behold, God does all these things, twice, three times, with a man,

30 to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be lighted with the light of life.