Lover and friend have you put far from me, and my acquaintance into darkness.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Misery. Hebrew, "darkness. "Thou hast permitted my friends to abandon me, and hast exposed me to disgrace. (Calmet)
They were afraid lest they might be involved in my calamities, (Menochius) if they appeared in my defence, (Haydock) or seemed to know me. (Du Hamel)