13 “He has (A)removed my brothers far from me,
And my (B)acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
14 “My relatives have failed,
And my (C)intimate friends have forgotten me.
15 “Those who live in my house and my maids consider me a stranger.
I am a foreigner in their sight.
16 “I call to my servant, but he does not answer;
I have to implore him with my mouth.
17 “My breath is [a]offensive to my wife,
And I am loathsome to my own brothers.
18 “Even young children despise me;
I rise up and they speak against me.
19 “All [b]my (D)associates abhor me,
And those I love have turned against me.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 19:17 Lit strange
  2. Job 19:19 Lit the men of my council

She (A)weeps bitterly in the night
And her tears are on her cheeks;
She has none to comfort her
Among all her (B)lovers.
All her friends have (C)dealt treacherously with her;
They have become her enemies.

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