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19 All my intimate friends hold me in horror;
    those whom I loved have turned against me!(A)
20 My bones cling to my skin,
    and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.[a]
21 Pity me, pity me, you my friends,
    for the hand of God has struck me!

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  1. 19:20 Skin of my teeth: although the metaphor is not clear, this has become a proverbial expression for a narrow escape. It does not fit Job’s situation here.

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