17 My breath is offensive to my wife,
And I am [a]repulsive to the children of my own body.
18 Even (A)young children despise me;
I arise, and they speak against me.
19 (B)All my close friends abhor me,
And those whom I love have turned against me.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 19:17 Lit. strange

17 My breath is offensive to my wife;
    I am loathsome(A) to my own family.
18 Even the little boys(B) scorn me;
    when I appear, they ridicule me.(C)
19 All my intimate friends(D) detest me;(E)
    those I love have turned against me.(F)

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