9. He has stripped me of my honorand removed the crown from my head.
10. He tears me down on every side so that I am ruined. He uproots my hope like a tree.
11. His anger burns against me,and He regards me as one of His enemies.
12. His troops advance together;they construct a ramp against meand camp around my tent.
13. He has removed my brothers from me;my acquaintances have abandoned me.
14. My relatives stop coming by,and my close friends have forgotten me.
15. My house guests and female servants regard me as a stranger;I am a foreigner in their sight.
16. I call for my servant, but he does not answer,even if I beg him with my own mouth.
17. My breath is offensive to my wife,and my own family finds me repulsive.
18. Even young boys scorn me.When I stand up, they mock me.
19. All of my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.
20. My skin and my flesh cling to my bones;I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
21. Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy,for God’s hand has struck me.