18 Even young children despise me;
I stand up and they speak against me.
19 All [a]my (A)associates loathe me,
And those I love have turned against me.
20 My (B)bone clings to my skin and my flesh,
And I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.

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

18 Even the little boys(A) scorn me;
    when I appear, they ridicule me.(B)
19 All my intimate friends(C) detest me;(D)
    those I love have turned against me.(E)
20 I am nothing but skin and bones;(F)
    I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.[a]

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  1. Job 19:20 Or only by my gums