17. in order to turn a person from his actionsand suppress his pride.
18. God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river of death.
19. A person may be disciplined on his bed with painand constant distress in his bones,
20. so that he detests bread,and his soul despises his favorite food.
21. His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his unseen bones stick out.
22. He draws near to the Pit,and his life to the executioners.
23. If there is an angel on his side,one mediator out of a thousand,to tell a person what is right for him