16. I call my servant, but he gives no answer,though I plead aloud with him.
17. My breath is abhorrent to my wife;I am loathsome to my very children.
18. Even young children despise me;when I appear, they speak against me.
19. All my intimate friends hold me in horror;those whom I loved have turned against me!
20. My bones cling to my skin,and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.