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20 My etzem cleaveth to my ohr (skin) and to my basar, and I am escaped only by the skin of my teeth.

21 Chanuni, chanuni, O ye my friends; for the yad Eloah hath touched me.

22 Why do ye persecute me like El, not satisfied with my basar?

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20 I am nothing but skin and bones;(A)
    I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.[a]

21 “Have pity on me, my friends,(B) have pity,
    for the hand of God has struck(C) me.
22 Why do you pursue(D) me as God does?(E)
    Will you never get enough of my flesh?(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 19:20 Or only by my gums