Lamentations 4:3-5

Tree of Life Version

³ Even jackals offer their breast
    to nurse their young.
The daughter of my people has become cruel,
    like ostriches in the desert.
⁴ The nursing infant’s tongue clings
    to the roof of his mouth for thirst.
Little children ask for bread,
    but no one gives it t0 them.
⁵ Those who used to eat delicacies
    are desolate in the streets.
Those who were brought up in purple
    embrace trash heaps.