"She treatsher youngcruelly,as if [they] were not hers; Though her laborbe in vain,[she] is unconcerned;
And she forgetsthat a footmay crushthem, Or that a wildbeastmay tramplethem.
BecauseGodhas made her forgetwisdom,And has not givenher a shareof understanding.
The toilof a fool[so] wearieshim that he does not [even] knowhow to goto a city.
See,O LORD,and look!With whomhave You dealtthus?Should womeneattheir offspring,The littleoneswhowere bornhealthy?Should priestand prophetbe slainIn the sanctuaryof the Lord?
Evenjackalsofferthe breast,They nursetheir young;[But] the daughterof my peoplehas become cruelLike ostrichesin the wilderness.
"Is it not indeedfrom the LORDof hostsThat peoplestoilfor fire,And nationsgrowwearyfor nothing?
without understanding,untrustworthy,unloving,unmerciful;