“The fact of the matter is that God has overthrown me and caught me
in his net. I scream for help and no one hears me. I shriek, but get no
justice. God has blocked my path and turned my light to darkness. He has
stripped me of my glory and removed the crown from my head. He has broken me down on every side, and I am done for. He has destroyed all hope. His fury burns against me; he counts me as an enemy. He sends his troops to surround my tent.
"He has sent away my brothers and my friends. My
relatives have failed me; my friends have all forsaken me. Those living
in my home, even my servants, regard me as a stranger. I am like a
foreigner to them. I call my servant, but he doesn’t come; I even beg
him! My own wife and brothers refuse to recognize me. Even young
children despise me. When I stand to speak, they mock.
"My best friends abhor me. Those I loved have turned against me. I am skin and bones and have escaped death by the skin of my teeth.
"Oh, my friends, pity me, for the angry hand of God has touched me.
"Why must you persecute me as God does? Why aren’t you satisfied with my anguish?"
(From Job 19, TLB)
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