14 A despairing man should receive loyalty from his friends,[a](A)
even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.
15 My brothers are as treacherous as a wadi,
as seasonal streams that overflow
16 and become darkened[b] because of ice,
and the snow melts into them.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:14 Lit To the despairing his friend loyalty
  2. 6:16 Or turbid

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