18. Even young children have scorned me. I rise, and they speak against me.
19. All my intimate friends loathe me, and those whom I love have turned against me.
20. My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
21. Show favour to me, show favour to me, O you my friends, for the hand of Eloah has struck me!
22. Why do you persecute me like Ěl does, and are not satisfied with my flesh?