Lamentations 4:2-4

Evangelical Heritage Version

² The precious sons of Zion, who were worth their weight in gold,
    now are treated like clay jars, the work of a potter’s hands!
³ Even jackals offer a breast and nurse their young,
    but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like an ostrich in the wilderness.
⁴ The baby’s tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth because of thirst.
    Children ask for bread, but no one shares with them.