# my acquaintances

"those who know me"

# You have made me a shocking sight to them

"You have made me a disgusting sight to them" or "Because of you, they are shocked when they see me"

# I am hemmed in

The writer's physical condition that makes him repulsive to his friends is spoken of as if he were in closed into a confining space. Alternate translation: "It is as though I were in a prison" or "I am trapped" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])