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 (A)wife,
    and I am a stench to the children of (B)my own mother.
18 Even young (C)children despise me;
    when I rise they talk against me.

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16 I summon my servant, but he does not answer,
    though I beg him with my own mouth.
17 My breath is offensive to my wife;
    I am loathsome(A) to my own family.
18 Even the little boys(B) scorn me;
    when I appear, they ridicule me.(C)

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