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We have become orphans, fatherless,
    our mothers are like widows.
We pay for water with money,[a]
    our wood comes to us at a price.
We are driven on our necks;
    we are weary, there is no rest for us.

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  1. Lamentations 5:4 Literally “we drink our water by money”

We have become fatherless,
    our mothers are widows.(A)
We must buy the water we drink;(B)
    our wood can be had only at a price.(C)
Those who pursue us are at our heels;
    we are weary(D) and find no rest.(E)

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