16. "I call to my servant, but he does not answer; I have to implore him with my mouth.
17. "My breath is offensive to my wife, And I am loathsome to my own brothers.
18. "Even young children despise me; I rise up and they speak against me.
19. "All my associates abhor me, And those I love have turned against me.
20. "My bone clings to my skin and my flesh, And I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.
21. "Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, For the hand of God has struck me.