1. Our glittering gold has grown dull;the stones of the Temple lie scattered in the streets.
2. Zion's young men were as precious to us as gold,but now they are treated like common clay pots.
3. Even a mother wolf will nurse her cubs,but my people are like ostriches, cruel to their young.
4. They let their babies die of hunger and thirst;children are begging for food that no one will give them.
5. People who once ate the finest foods die starving in the streets;those raised in luxury are pawing through refuse for food.
6. My people have been punished even more than the inhabitants of Sodom,which met with a sudden downfall at the hands of God.
7. Our princes were undefiled and pure as snow,vigorous and strong, glowing with health.