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They drive off the donkey belonging to the orphan;
    they take away the widow’s ox as security.
They push aside the needy off the road;
    those who are destitute are forced into hiding.
“Like wild donkeys of the wilderness
    the poor go forth at dawn
searching the wasteland for food
    with which to feed 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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