Because He has loosened my cord and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence
He loosens the bonds of the kings, and binds a loincloth around their waists.
He pours contempt on nobles and loosens the belts of the mighty.
Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding, and must be held in with bit and bridle or they will not come to you.”
Yes, they open their mouth wide against me, saying: “Aha! Aha! Our own eyes have seen it!”
You have laid me in the lowest places, in dark places, in the depths.
If anyone thinks he is religious and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is futile.
I went away full, but Adonai has brought me back empty. Why should you call me Naomi, since Adonai has testified against me and Shaddai has brought calamity on me?”