5 “The poor are like wild donkeys that go out to the desert to find food. From morning to night they work to gather food for their children.
6 They have to work in the fields, harvesting grain. They work for the rich, gathering grapes in their vineyards.
7 They must sleep all night without clothes. They have no covers to protect them from the cold.
8 They are soaked with rain in the mountains. They stay close to the large rocks for shelter.
10 They have no clothes, so they work naked. They carry piles of grain for others, but they go hungry.
11 They press out olive oil and walk on grapes in the winepress, but they have nothing to drink.
12 In the city you can hear the sad sounds of dying people. Those who are hurt cry out for help, but God does not listen.