12. You aren’t right about this!I’ve got an answer for you:God is greater than any mortal.
13. Why do you quarrel with himsince he doesn’t answer any questions?
14. “God speaks in one way,even in two ways without people noticing it:
15. In a dream, a prophetic vision at night,when people fall into a deep sleep,when they sleep on their beds,
16. he opens people’s earsand terrifies them with warnings.
17. ⌊He warns them⌋ to turn away from doing ⌊wrong⌋and to stop being arrogant.
18. He keeps their souls from the pitand their lives from crossing the River ⌊of Death⌋.
19. In pain on their sickbeds, they are disciplinedwith endless aching in their bones
20. so that their whole being hates foodand they lose their appetite for a delicious meal.
21. Their flesh becomes so thin that it can’t be seen.Their bones, not seen before, will be exposed.
22. Their souls approach the pit.Their lives come close to those already dead.
23. “If they have a messenger for them,a spokesman, one in a thousand,to tell people what is right for them,
24. then he will have pity on them and say,‘Free them from going into the pit.I have found a ransom.’
25. Then their flesh will become softer than a child’s.They will go back to the days of their youth.
26. They will pray to God, who will be pleased with them.They will see God’s face and shout for joyas he restores their righteousness.
27. Each one sings in front of other people and says,‘I sinned and did wrong instead of what was right,and it did me no good.