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13 “He has put my family far from me,
    and my acquaintances are wholly estranged from me.
14 My relatives and my close friends have failed me;
15     the guests in my house have forgotten me;
my female servants count me as a stranger;
    I have become an alien in their eyes.(A)
16 I call to my servant, but he gives me no answer;
    I must myself plead with him.
17 My breath is repulsive to my wife;
    I am loathsome to my own family.
18 Even young children despise me;
    when I rise, they talk against me.(B)
19 All my intimate friends abhor me,
    and those whom I love have turned against me.(C)
20 My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh,
    and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.(D)

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13 “He has put my (A)brothers far from me,
    and (B)those who knew me are wholly estranged from me.
14 My relatives (C)have failed me,
    my close (D)friends have forgotten me.
15 The guests (E)in my house and my maidservants count me as a stranger;
    I have become a foreigner in their eyes.
16 I call to my servant, but he gives me no answer;
    I must plead with him with my mouth for mercy.
17 My breath is strange to my (F)wife,
    and I am a stench to the children of (G)my own mother.
18 Even young (H)children despise me;
    when I rise they talk against me.
19 All my (I)intimate friends abhor me,
    and those whom I loved have turned against me.
20 My (J)bones stick to my skin and to my flesh,
    and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

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