19 He is also stricken with sorrow upon his bed, and the grief of his bones is sore,

20 So that his [a]life causeth him to abhor bread, and his soul dainty meat.

21 His flesh faileth that it cannot be seen, and his bones which were not seen, clatter.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 33:20 That is, his painful and miserable life.

19 “Or someone may be chastened(A) on a bed of pain(B)
    with constant distress in their bones,(C)
20 so that their body finds food(D) repulsive
    and their soul loathes the choicest meal.(E)
21 Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
    and their bones,(F) once hidden, now stick out.(G)

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