3 Our fathers have been killed. Our mothers don't have husbands.
4 We have to buy the water we drink. We have to pay for the wood we use.
5 Those who chase us are right behind us. We're tired. We can't get any rest.
6 We put ourselves under the control of Egypt and Assyria just to get enough bread.
7 Our people before us sinned. And they are now dead. We are being punished because of their sins.
8 Slaves rule over us. No one can set us free from their powerful hands.
9 We put our lives in danger just to get some bread to eat. Robbers in the desert might kill us with their swords.