3 We have become orphans, without fathers;our mothers are like widows.
4 We pay money to drink our own water,our own wood comes at a price.
5 With a yoke on our necks, we are driven;we are worn out, but allowed no rest.
6 We extended a hand to Egypt and Assyria,to satisfy our need of bread.
7 Our ancestors, who sinned, are no more;but now we bear their guilt.
8 Servants rule over us,with no one to tear us from their hands.
9 We risk our lives just to get bread,exposed to the desert heat;