18. Travelers turn away from their pathsand go into the desert and die.
19. The groups of travelers from Tema look for water,and the traders of Sheba look hopefully.
20. They are upset because they had been sure;when they arrive, they are disappointed.
21. You also have been no help.You see something terrible, and you are afraid.
22. I have never said, ‘Give me a gift.Use your wealth to pay my debt.
23. Save me from the enemy’s power.Buy me back from the clutches of cruel people.’
24. “Teach me, and I will be quiet.Show me where I have been wrong.
25. Honest words are painful,but your arguments prove nothing.
26. Do you mean to correct what I say?Will you treat the words of a troubled man as if they were only wind?
27. You would even gamble for orphansand would trade away your friend.