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They take donkeys that belong to orphans,
    and keep a widow's ox till she pays her debts.
They prevent the poor from getting their rights
    and force the needy to run and hide.

So the poor, like wild donkeys,
    search for food in the dry wilderness;
    nowhere else can they find food for their children.

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They drive away the orphan’s donkey
    and take the widow’s ox in pledge.(A)
They thrust the needy(B) from the path
    and force all the poor(C) of the land into hiding.(D)
Like wild donkeys(E) in the desert,
    the poor go about their labor(F) of foraging food;
    the wasteland(G) provides food for their children.

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