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12 Is my strength the strength of stone?
    Is my flesh made of bronze?
13 How can I summon up the energy to survive?
    All possible solutions to my plight are beyond my reach.

My Brethren Have Betrayed Me[a]

14 “One who despairs should have the support of his friends
    even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:14 Friendship is a refreshing source, but for the sick it is as rare as a spring for a caravan in the wilderness.

12 Do I have the strength of stone?
    Is my flesh bronze?(A)
13 Do I have any power to help myself,(B)
    now that success has been driven from me?

14 “Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend(C)
    forsakes the fear of the Almighty.(D)

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