11. He locks my feet in chainsand closely watches everywhere I go.’
12. “But I tell you, you are not right in saying this,because God is greater than we are.
13. Why do you accuse Godof not answering anyone?
14. God does speak—sometimes one way and sometimes another—even though people may not understand it.
15. He speaks in a dream or a vision of the nightwhen people are in a deep sleep,lying on their beds.
16. He speaks in their earsand frightens them with warnings
17. to turn them away from doing wrongand to keep them from being proud.
18. God does this to save people from death,to keep them from dying.
19. People may be corrected while in bed in great pain;they may have continual pain in their very bones.
20. They may be in such pain that they even hate food,even the very best meal.
21. Their body becomes so thin there is almost nothing left of it,and their bones that were hidden now stick out.
22. They are near death,and their life is almost over.
23. “But there may be an angel to speak for him,one out of a thousand, who will tell him what to do.