"My relativeshave failed,And my intimatefriendshave forgottenme.
Yet the chiefcupbearerdid not rememberJoseph,but forgothim.
The adviceof Ahithophel,whichhe gavein thosedays,[was] as ifone inquiredof the wordof God;sowas allthe adviceof Ahithophel[regarded] by bothDavidand Absalom.
"Those who livein my houseand my maidsconsiderme a stranger.I ama foreignerin their sight.
"Allmy associatesabhorme, And thoseI lovehave turnedagainst me.
Then allhis brothersand allhis sistersand allwho had knownhim beforecameto him, and they atebreadwith him in his house;and they consoledhim and comfortedhim for allthe adversitiesthat the LORDhad broughton him. And eachonegavehim onepieceof money,and eacha ringof gold.
I am forgottenas a deadman,out of mind;I amlike a brokenvessel.
My lovedones and my friendsstandalooffrom my plague;And my kinsmenstandafaroff.
A manof [too many] friends[comes] to ruin,But thereis a friendwhostickscloserthana brother.
For I have heardthe whisperingof many,"Terroron everyside!Denounce[him]; yes, let us denouncehim!" Allmy trustedfriends,Watchingfor my fall,say: "Perhapshe will be deceived,so that we may prevailagainst him And takeour revengeon him."
She weepsbitterlyin the nightAnd her tearsare on her cheeks;She hasnoneto comforther Amongallher lovers.Allher friendshave dealttreacherouslywith her; They have becomeher enemies.
"Brotherwill betraybrotherto death,and a father[his] child;and childrenwill riseup againstparentsand cause them to be put to death.
"I do not speakof allof you. I knowthe onesI have chosen;but [it is] that the Scripturemay be fulfilled,HE WHO EATSMY BREADHAS LIFTEDUP HIS HEELAGAINSTME.'
