My kinsmen have failed me; my friends have forgotten me.

我的亲戚与我断绝；我的密友都忘记我。

我的亲戚都离开了我；我的密友都忘记了我。

我的亲戚都离开了我；我的密友都忘记了我。

我的亲属离开我，我的挚友忘记我。

我的亲戚离弃我，我的朋友忘记我；

我的親戚與我斷絕；我的密友都忘記我。

我的親戚都離開了我；我的密友都忘記了我。

我的親戚都離開了我；我的密友都忘記了我。

我的親屬離開我，我的摯友忘記我。

我的親戚離棄我，我的朋友忘記我；

我的至親盡都絕跡，我的知己都忘記我。

親戚絕我、密友忘我、

見棄於鄰里、不念於友朋。

宗族絕我、素交於我者忘我、

My relatives have gone away; my closest friends have forgotten me.

My relatives have gone away. My closest friends have forgotten me.

My relatives have failed me, my close friends have forgotten me.

My family is gone, and my close friends have forgotten me.

My relatives stop coming by, and my close friends have forgotten me.

My relatives have failed, And my close friends have forgotten me.

My relatives have failed, And my close friends have forgotten me.

My kinsfolk have failed, And my familiar friends have forgotten me.

My relatives stop coming by, and my close friends have forgotten me.

My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

My relatives have gone away. My familiar friends have forgotten me.

Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.

Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided.We would share personal thoughts with each other; in God’s temple we would walk together among the crowd.

A person who has friends may be harmed by them, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

In those days Ahithophel’s advice was considered as valuable as a prophetic revelation. Both David and Absalom highly regarded the advice of Ahithophel.

“ What I am saying does not refer to all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture,‘ The one who eats my bread has turned against me.’

“ Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.

I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“ Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“ Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.

Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Don’t even share secrets with the one who lies in your arms!For a son thinks his father is a fool, a daughter challenges her mother, and a daughter-in-law her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are his own servants.