9. He has taken away my honor.He has removed the crown from my head.
10. He beats me down on every side until I am gone.He pulls up my hope as a tree is pulled up by its roots.
11. His anger burns against me.And he treats me as one of his enemies.
12. His armies gather.They prepare a way to attack me.They camp around my tent.
13. “God has made my brothers my enemies.My friends have become complete strangers.
14. My relatives have gone away.My friends have forgotten me.
15. My guests and my women servants think of me as a stranger.They look at me as if I were a foreigner.
16. I call for my servant, but he does not answer.I even beg him with my own mouth.
17. My wife hates my breath.My own family hates me.
18. Even the little boys hate me.When I leave, they talk about me.
19. All my close friends hate me.Even those I love have turned against me.
20. I am nothing but skin and bones.I have escaped with only the skin of my teeth.