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20 I am skin and bones,
    and I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.

21 “Have pity on me, my friends!
    Have pity on me because Eloah’s hand has struck me down.
22 Why do you pursue me as El does?
    Why are you never satisfied with my flesh?

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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