³ Their nobles have ^(A)sent their ^[a]servants for water;
They have come to the ^(B)cisterns and found no water.
They have returned with their containers empty;
They have been ^(C)put to shame and humiliated,
And they ^(D)cover their heads,
⁴ Because the ^(E)ground is ^[b]cracked,
For there has been ^(F)no rain on the land.
The ^(G)farmers have been put to shame,
They have covered their heads.
⁵ For even the doe in the field has given birth only to abandon her young,
Because there is ^(H)no grass.
⁶ The ^(I)wild donkeys stand on the bare heights;
They pant for air like jackals,
Their eyes fail
Because there is ^(J)no vegetation.