1 Alas! Gold has lost its luster;pure gold loses value.Jewels are scatteredon every street corner.ב (Bet)
2 The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in gold – Alas! – but now they are treated like broken clay pots,made by a potter.ג (Gimel)
3 Even the jackals nurse their youngat their breast,but my people are cruel,like ostriches in the desert.ד (Dalet)
4 The infant’s tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth due to thirst; little children beg for bread,but no one gives them even a morsel.ה (He)
5 Those who once feasted on delicaciesare now starving to death in the streets.Those who grew up wearing expensive clothesare now dying amid garbage.ו (Vav)
6 The punishment of my peopleexceeded that of of Sodom,which was overthrown in a momentwith no one to help her. ז (Zayin)