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19 All my close friends hate me.
    Those I love have turned against me.
20 I’m nothing but skin and bones.
    I’ve barely escaped death.

21 “Have pity on me, my friends! Please have pity!
    God has struck me down with his powerful hand.

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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