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19 All the men of my council and my familiar friends abhor me; those whom I loved are turned against me.

20 My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped with the skin or gums of my teeth.

21 Have pity on me! Have pity on me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me!

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19 All my intimate friends(A) detest me;(B)
    those I love have turned against me.(C)
20 I am nothing but skin and bones;(D)
    I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.[a]

21 “Have pity on me, my friends,(E) have pity,
    for the hand of God has struck(F) me.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 19:20 Or only by my gums