12  “Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you,

for God is greater than man.

13  Why do you ^wcontend against him,

saying, ‘He ^xwill answer none of man’s¹ words’?²

14  For God ^yspeaks in one way,

^zand in two, though man ^adoes not perceive it.

15  In ^ba dream, in ^ca vision of ^dthe night,

when ^cdeep sleep falls on men,

while they slumber on their beds,

16  then he ^eopens the ears of men

and terrifies³ them with warnings,

17  that he may turn man aside from his ^fdeed

and conceal pride from a man;

18  he keeps back his soul from the pit,

his life from ^gperishing by the sword.

19  “Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed

and with continual strife in his ^hbones,

20  so that his ⁱlife loathes bread,

and his appetite ^jthe choicest food.

21  His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen,

and his bones that were not seen ^kstick out.

22  His soul draws near ^lthe pit,

and his life to ^mthose who bring death.

23  If there be for him ⁿan angel,

^oa mediator, ^pone of the thousand,

to declare to man what is ^qright for him,

24  and he is merciful to him, and says,

‘Deliver him from going down into the pit;

I have found ^ra ransom;

25  let his flesh ^sbecome fresh with youth;

let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’;

26  then man^{4 t}prays to God, and he accepts him;

he ^usees his face with a shout of joy,

and he ^vrestores to man his righteousness.

27  He sings before men and says:

‘I ^wsinned and perverted what was right,

and it was not repaid to me.

28  He has redeemed my ^xsoul from going down ^yinto the pit,

and my life shall ^zlook upon the light.’

29  “Behold, God does all these things,

twice, ^athree times, with a man,

30  to bring back his soul from the pit,

that he may be lighted with ^bthe light of life.

31  Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;

be silent, and I will speak.

32  If you have any words, ^canswer me;

^dspeak, for I desire to justify you.

33  If not, ^elisten to me;

be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”