11 What strength do I have that I should continue to hope?What is my future, that I should be patient?
12 Is my strength that of stone,or my flesh made of bronze?
13 Since I cannot help myself,the hope for success has been banished from me.
14 A despairing man should receive loyalty from his friends, 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 because of ice,and the snow melts into them.
17 The wadis evaporate in warm weather;they disappear from their channels in hot weather.