Job 19:13-22

The hostility of Job’s other acquaintances 19:13-22

In describing the people Job referred to in this section, he started with those farthest from him and moved to those closest to him, and from Job’s equals to his inferiors socially. Job may have meant by "the skin of my teeth" (Job 19:20 b)-"narrowly"-or that his teeth had fallen out and only his gums remained. Having found no comfort in other people, Job next turned back to God.