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Job 19:20-22
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20 I have become just skin and bones
    and have escaped with only my gums.[a]
21 “Have pity on me, my friends, have pity on me,
    for the hand of God has touched me.
22 Must you pursue me just as God does?
    Will not my flesh ever be enough to satisfy you?[b]

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  1. Job 19:20 The translation of this verse is uncertain. Most commentators believe it means “I am nothing and possess nothing except my skin and bones.”
  2. Job 19:22 To eat someone’s flesh meant to mistreat him and especially to slander him (see Ps 27:2).
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Job 19:20-22
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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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  1. Job 19:20 Or only by my gums
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