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19 (A)My closest friends look at me with disgust;
    those I loved most have turned against me.
20 My skin hangs loose on my bones;
    I have barely escaped with my life.[a]
21 You are my friends! Take pity on me!
    The hand of God has struck me down.

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  1. Job 19:20 Verse 20 in Hebrew is unclear.

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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  1. Job 19:20 Or only by my gums