11 I am ridiculed by all my adversaries
and even by my neighbors.
I am dreaded by my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street run from me.(A)

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11 My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,
and my relatives stand at a distance.(A)

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You have distanced my friends from me;
you have made me repulsive to them.(A)
I am shut in and cannot go out.

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18 You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me;
darkness is my only friend.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 88:18 Or from me, my friends. Oh darkness!

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