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13 “He has (A)removed my brothers far from me,
And my (B)acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
14 My relatives have failed,
And my (C)familiar friends have forgotten me.
15 Those who sojourn in my house and my maidservants count me a stranger.
I am a foreigner in their sight.
16 I call to my servant, but he does not answer;
I have to implore him with my mouth.
17 My breath is [a]offensive to my wife,
And I am loathsome to my own brothers.
18 Even young children reject me;
I rise up, and they speak against me.
19 All the men of my (D)counsel abhor me,
And those I love have turned against me.
20 My (E)bone clings to my skin and my flesh,
And I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.

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  1. Job 19:17 Lit strange

13 “He has put my brethren far from me,
    and my acquaintances are wholly estranged from me.
14 My kinsfolk and my close friends have failed me;
15     the guests in my house have forgotten me;
my maidservants count me as a stranger;
    I have become an alien in their eyes.
16 I call to my servant, but he gives me no answer;
    I must beseech him with my mouth.
17 I am repulsive to my wife,
    loathsome to the sons of my own mother.
18 Even young children despise me;
    when I rise they talk against me.
19 All my intimate friends abhor me,
    and those whom I loved have turned against me.
20 My bones cleave to my skin and to my flesh,
    and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

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