Translations
Modern
My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
Traditional
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
Literal
My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
Latin
Pelli meæ, consumptis carnibus, adhæsit os meum, et derelicta sunt tantummodo labia circa dentes meos.
Original
Hebrew
English
My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
Notes
escaped by the skin of my teeth: This figure of speech means a narrow escape. In Hebrew, it might also suggest that Job became as thin as a skeleton with a skull full of teeth.
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Topics
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