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11 My heart pounds, my strength fails me.
The light of my eyes—also, not with me.

12 My friends and my companions stay away from my wound,
and my kinsmen stand far off.
13 They who seek my life set traps.
Those who seek my hurt threaten destruction, uttering lies all day.

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11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;(A)
    my neighbors stay far away.
12 Those who want to kill me set their traps,(B)
    those who would harm me talk of my ruin;(C)
    all day long they scheme and lie.(D)

13 I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,(E)
    like the mute, who cannot speak;

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