14 A friend owes kindness to one in despair,though he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty.
15 My companions are undependable as a wadi,as watercourses that run dry in the wadies;
16 Though they may be black with ice,and with snow heaped upon them,
17 Yet once they flow, they cease to be;in the heat, they disappear from their place.
18 Caravans wander from their routes;they go into the wasteland and perish.
19 The caravans of Tema search,the companies of Sheba have hopes;
20 They are disappointed, though they were confident;they come there and are frustrated.