Lamentations 4:2-4

New King James Version

² The precious sons of Zion,
^[a]Valuable as fine gold,
How they are ^[b]regarded ^(A)as clay pots,
The work of the hands of the potter!

³ Even the jackals present their breasts
To nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people is cruel,
^(B)Like ostriches in the wilderness.

⁴ The tongue of the infant clings
To the roof of its mouth for thirst;
^(C)The young children ask for bread,
But no one breaks it for them.