13 “He has (A)removed my brothers far from me,
And my (B)acquaintances have completely turned away from me.
14 My relatives have failed,
And my (C)close friends have forgotten me.
15 Those who live in my house and my servant women consider 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 his favor with my mouth.
17 My breath is offensive to my wife,
And I am loathsome to my own brothers.
18 Even young children despise me;
I stand up and they speak against me.
19 All [a]my (D)associates loathe 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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Notas al pie

  1. Job 19:19 Lit the men of my council

Job’s Family and Friends Abandoned Him

13 “My brothers are alienated from me;
    my acquaintances are estranged;
14 my relatives have failed me;
    and my friends[a] have abandoned me.
15 Those who live in my house—
    and my maidservants, too!—
treat me like a stranger;
    they think I’m a foreigner.

16 “I call to my servant,
    but he doesn’t respond,
        even though I beg to him earnestly.[b]
17 My wife says my breath stinks;
    even my children say I smell bad!
18 Even little children hate me;
    when I get up, they mock me.
19 My closest friends[c] detest me;
    even the ones I love have turned against me.
20 I’m a pile of skin and bones;
    I have barely escaped by the skin of my teeth.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Job 19:14 Lit. and those who know me
  2. Job 19:16 Lit. him with my mouth
  3. Job 19:19 Or circle of familiar friends