My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.
My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
My lovers and my friends over-against my plague stand. And my neighbours afar off have stood.
My lovers and mine associates stand aloof from my stroke; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
Psalms — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. O Jehovah! rebuke me not in thy wrath, and chasten me not in thy anger. 2. For thy arrows go down in me and thy hand has come down upon me. 3. There is no soundness in my flesh because of thy anger; nor any peace in my bones…