14 “Friends should be loyal to you in times of trouble, even if you turn away from God All-Powerful.
15 But I cannot depend on you, my brothers. You are like a stream that has no water when the weather is dry but is flooded when the rains come.
16 In the winter, it is choked with ice and melting snow.
17 But when the weather is hot and dry, the water stops flowing, and the stream disappears.
18 It twists and turns along the way and then disappears into the desert.
19 Traders from Tema search for it. Travelers from Sheba hope to find it.
20 They are sure they can find water, but they will be disappointed.