16 I call my servant, but he gives no answer;I beg him with my mouth.
17 My breath is offensive to my wife,And I am repulsive to the children of my own body.
18 Even young children despise me;I arise, and they speak against me.
19 All my close friends abhor 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 “Have pity on me, have pity on 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?