17 So that He may turn a person away from bad conduct,
And [a]keep a man from pride;
18 He (A)keeps his soul back from the pit,
And his life from perishing by the (B)spear.

19 A person is also rebuked by (C)pain in his bed,
And with constant complaint in his bones,

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  1. Job 33:17 Lit hide

17 to turn them from wrongdoing
    and keep them from pride,(A)
18 to preserve them from the pit,(B)
    their lives from perishing by the sword.[a](C)

19 “Or someone may be chastened(D) on a bed of pain(E)
    with constant distress in their bones,(F)

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  1. Job 33:18 Or from crossing the river