to sit alone in silence when the Lord has imposed it,
“Today also my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy despite my groaning.
I lie awake; I am like a lonely bird on the housetop.
Remove your stroke from me; I am worn down by the blows of your hand.
I am silent; I do not open my mouth, for it is you who have done it.
I did not sit in the company of merrymakers, nor did I rejoice; under the weight of your hand I sat alone, for you had filled me with indignation.
The elders of daughter Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have thrown dust on their heads; they put on sackcloth; the young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.
It is good for one to bear the yoke in youth,