1 Study our plight, the black mark we've made in history.
2 our homes to strangers.
3 and our mothers no better than widows.
4 Even our firewood comes at a price.
5 worn out and without any rest.
6 just to get something to eat.
7 and now we're paying for the wrongs they did.
8 there's no escape from their grip.
9 in the bandit-infested desert.
10 dried out like old leather from the famine.
11 and our virgins in the cities of Judah.
12 dishonored our elders.
13 mere boys forced to do men's work.
14 Music from the young is heard no more.
15 Our dances have turned into dirges.
16 Woe! Woe! Would that we'd never sinned!
17 we can't see through the tears.
18 jackals pace and prowl.
19 your throne intact and eternal.
20 Why dump us and leave us like this?
21 Give us a fresh start.
22 You've been so very angry with us."
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