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Job 19:17-19
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17 “My wife finds my breath repulsive;
    my stench is loathsome to my relatives.
18 Even young children despise me;[a]
    when I approach, they turn their backs on me.
19 All of my dearest friends abhor me;
    those I love have turned against me.

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  1. Job 19:18 Even young children despise me: this fact was a great embarrassment in a patriarchal society, which insisted that its elders be respected and honored (see Ex 20:12).
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Job 19:17-19
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17 My breath is offensive to my wife;
    I am loathsome(A) to my own family.
18 Even the little boys(B) scorn me;
    when I appear, they ridicule me.(C)
19 All my intimate friends(D) detest me;(E)
    those I love have turned against me.(F)

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