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20 My bones cling to my skin and my flesh;
    I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.

21 “Have pity on me my friends, have pity,
for the hand of God has struck me.
22 Why do you pursue me—like God?
    Are you not 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