Lamentations 4:2-4

International Children’s Bible

² The precious people of Jerusalem
    were more valuable than gold.
But now they are thought of as clay jars
    made by the hands of a potter.

³ Even wild dogs give their milk
    to feed their young.
But my people are cruel
    like ostriches in the desert.

⁴ The baby is so thirsty
    that his tongue sticks to the roof of his mouth.
Children beg for bread.
    But no one breaks off a piece to share with them.