Lamentations 4:2-4

New American Standard Bible

² The precious sons of Zion,
Weighed against pure gold,
How they are regarded as ^(A)earthenware jars,
The work of a potter’s hands!
³ Even ^(B)jackals offer the breast,
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has proved herself ^(C)cruel,
Like ^(D)ostriches in the wilderness.
⁴ The ^(E)tongue of the infant clings
To the roof of its mouth because of ^(F)thirst;
The children ^(G)ask for bread,
But no one breaks it for them.