16. I call my servant but he does not reply though I beg him with my own mouth.
17. My breath is repulsive to my wife; I am loathsome to my children.
18. Even young children despise me; when I stand, they speak against me.
19. All my close friends despise me; those I love have turned against me.
20. My bones cling to my skin and my flesh; I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.
21. “Have pity on me my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.