²⁰ To my skin and to my flesh Cleaved hath my bone, And I deliver myself with the skin of my teeth.

⁵ From the voice of my sighing Hath my bone cleaved to my flesh.

⁸ Darker than blackness hath been their visage, They have not been known in out-places, Cleaved hath their skin unto their bone, It hath withered -- it hath been as wood.

¹⁹ And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones `is' enduring.

²⁰ And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.

²¹ His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!

²² And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.

¹⁰ Our skin as an oven hath been burning, Because of the raging of the famine.

⁴ He hath worn out my flesh and my skin. He hath broken my bones.

³ For consumed in smoke have been my days, And my bones as a fire-brand have burned.

³ Soundness is not in my flesh, Because of Thine indignation, Peace is not in my bones because of my sin.

³ When I have kept silence, become old have my bones, Through my roaring all the day.

⁴ When by day and by night Thy hand is heavy upon me, My moisture hath been changed Into the droughts of summer. Selah.

¹⁴ As waters I have been poured out, And separated themselves have all my bones, My heart hath been like wax, It is melted in the midst of my bowels.

¹⁵ Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.

¹⁶ And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.

¹⁷ I count all my bones -- they look expectingly, They look upon me,

³⁰ My skin hath been black upon me, And my bone hath burned from heat,

⁵ Clothed hath been my flesh `with' worms, And a clod of dust, My skin hath been shrivelled and is loathsome,

⁴ And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.

⁵ Yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike unto his bone and unto his flesh -- if not: unto Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

⁶ And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Lo, he `is' in thy hand; only his life take care of.'