11. He has also kindled His wrath against me,and He counts me as one of His enemies.
12. His troops come togetherand build up their road against me;they set up camp all around my tent.
13. “He has removed my brothers far fromme,and my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
14. My relatives have failed,and my close friends have forgottenme.
15. Those who dwell in my house, and my maidservants,count me for a stranger;I am a foreigner in their sight.
16. I called my servant, but he gave me no answer;I begged him with my mouth.
17. My breath is offensive to my wife;I am loathsome to the children of my own body.
18. Yes, young children despise me;I arose, and they spoke against me.
19. All my close friends abhorred me,and they whom I love are turned against me.
20. My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh,and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
21. “Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O you my friends,for the hand of God has struck me!
22. Why do you persecute me as God does,and are not satisfied with my flesh?
23. “Oh, that my words were written!Oh, that they were inscribed in a book!
24. That they were engraved with an iron penand lead in the rock forever!