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5:1  Remember, O Yahweh, what has happened to us; Look, and see our reproach!
5:2  Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to foreigners.
5:3  We have become orphans without a father; Our mothers are like widows.
5:4  We drink our water by means of silver; Our wood comes to us at a price.
5:5  Our pursuers are at our necks; We are worn out; there is no rest for us.
5:6  We have given over our hands to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
5:7  Our fathers sinned; they are no more; It is we who have borne their iniquities.
5:8  Slaves rule over us; There is no one to tear us away from their hand.
5:9  We get our bread at the risk of our lives Because of the sword in the wilderness.
5:10  Our skin has become as hot as an oven Because of the burning heat of famine.
5:11  They violated the women in Zion, The virgins in the cities of Judah.
5:12  Princes were hung by their hands; Elders were not respected.
5:13  Young men lifted up the stone at the grinding mill, And youths stumbled down under loads of wood.
5:14  Elders have ceased from being at the gate, Young men from their music.
5:15  The joy of our hearts has ceased; Our dancing has been turned into mourning.
5:16  The crown has fallen from our head; Woe to us, for we have sinned!
5:17  Because of this our heart is faint; Because of these things our eyes are dim;
5:18  Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, Foxes walk about in it.
5:19  You, O Yahweh, sit enthroned forever; Your throne is from generation to generation.
5:20  Why do You forget us forever? Why do You forsake us so long?
5:21  Cause us to return to You, O Yahweh, that we may be returned; Renew our days as of old,
5:22  Even if You have utterly rejected us And are exceedingly angry with us.