19 “All [a]my (A)associates abhor me,
And those I love have turned against me.
20 “My (B)bone clings to my skin and my flesh,
And I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.
21 “Pity me, pity me, O you my friends,
For the (C)hand of God has struck me.

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  1. Job 19:19 Lit the men of my council

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