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16 When I call a servant, he doesn't answer—
    even when I beg him to help me.
17 My wife can't stand the smell of my breath,
    and my own brothers won't come near me.
18 Children despise me and laugh when they see 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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