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General Information:
Job continues to speak to his three friends.
My breath is offensive to my wife
Here "breath" represents the smell of his breath. If something is offensive to someone, it means that he hates it. AT: "My wife hates the smell of my breath" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
those who were born from my mother's womb
Job refers to his brothers and sisters this way to imply that they are people who should love him. The full meaning of this can be made clear. AT: "my own brothers who should love me" or "my brothers and sisters who should love me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
despise me
"hate me" or "detest me"
they speak against me
"they ridicule me" or "they make fun of me"
All my familiar friends
"All my closest friends" or "All of my friends with whom I shared my secrets." This refers to his closest friends.
abhor me
"think I am disgusting"
have turned against me
"have betrayed me"