Job 33:22-24

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²² Yes, his soul draws near to corruption, and his life to the inflicters of death (the destroyers).

²³ [God’s voice may be heard] if there is for the hearer a messenger or an angel, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man what is right for him [how to be upright and in right standing with God],

²⁴ Then [God] is gracious to him and says, Deliver him from going down into the pit [of destruction]; I have found a ransom (a price of redemption, an atonement)!