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16 I call to my servant, but[a] he does not answer;
I must personally[b] plead with him.
17 My breath is repulsive to my wife,
and I am loathsome to my own family.[c]
18 Little boys also despise me;
when I rise, then[d] they talk against me.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 19:16 Hebrew “and”
  2. Job 19:16 Literally “with my mouth”
  3. Job 19:17 Literally “to the children of my womb”
  4. Job 19:18 Hebrew “and”

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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