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O wretched man that I am (talaipōros egō anthrōpos). “Wretched man I.” Old adjective from tlaō, to bear, and pōros, a callus. In N.T. only here and Rev 3:17. “A heart-rending cry from the depths of despair” (Sanday and Headlam).
Out of the body of this death (ek tou sōmatos tou thanatou toutou). So the order of words demands. See Rom 7:13 for “death” which finds a lodgment in the body (Lightfoot). If one feels that Paul has exaggerated his own condition, he has only to recall 1Ti 1:15 when he describes himself a chief of sinners. He dealt too honestly with himself for Pharisaic complacency to live long.