<t /><p class="lamhebrew">&#1488; (<i>Alefi>)<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I am the man<n id="2" /> who has experienced<n id="3" /> afflictionp> <p class="poetry">from the rod<n id="4" /> of his wrath.p>

<p class="poetry">to defraud a person in a lawsuit &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">the Lord<n id="1" /> does not approve<n id="2" /> of such things!p>

<p class="poetry">until the <sc>Lordsc> looks down from heavenp> <p class="poetry">and sees what has happened.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">You have seen the wrong done to me, O <sc>Lordsc>;p> <p class="poetry">pronounce judgment on my behalf!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">You have seen all their vengeance,p> <p class="poetry">all their plots against me.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><n id="1" /><p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, reflect on<n id="2" /> what has happened to us;p> <p class="poetry">consider<n id="3" /> and look at<n id="4" /> our disgrace.p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1495; (<i>Kheti>)p> <p class="poetry">Jerusalem committed terrible sin;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">therefore she became an object of scorn.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">All who admired<n id="3" /> her have despised her<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">because they have seen her nakedness.<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">She groans aloud<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">and turns away in shame.<n id="7" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1496; (<i>Teti>)p> <p class="poetry">Her menstrual flow<n id="1" /> has soiled<n id="2" /> her clothing;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">she did not consider<n id="4" /> the consequences of her sin.<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">Her demise<n id="6" /> was astonishing,<n id="7" />p> <p class="poetry">and there was no one to comfort her.p> <p class="poetry">She cried, &#8220;Look,<n id="8" /> O <sc>Lordsc>, on my<n id="9" /> afflictionp> <p class="poetry">because my<n id="10" /> enemy boasts!&#8221;p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1497; (<i>Yodi>)p> <p class="poetry">An enemy grabbed<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">all her valuables.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Indeed she watched in horror<n id="3" /> as Gentiles<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">invaded her holy temple<n id="5" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">those whom you<n id="6" /> had commanded:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;They must not enter<n id="7" /> your assembly place.&#8221;<n id="8" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1499; (<i>Kafi>)p> <p class="poetry">All her people groanedp> <p class="poetry">as they searched for a morsel of bread.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They exchanged<n id="2" /> their valuables<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">for<n id="4" /> just enough foodp> <p class="poetry">to stay alive.<n id="5" />p><t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;Look, O <sc>Lordsc>! Consider<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">that I have become worthless!&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="lamhebrew">&#1510; (<i>Tsadei>)p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is right to judge me!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Yes, I rebelled against his commands.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Please listen, all you nations,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and look at my suffering!p> <p class="poetry">My young women and menp> <p class="poetry">have gone into exile.p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1512; (<i>Reshi>)p> <p class="poetry">Look, O <sc>Lordsc>! I am distressed;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">my stomach is in knots!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">My heart is pounding<n id="3" /> inside me.p> <p class="poetry">Yes, I was terribly rebellious!<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children;<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">Inside the house death is present.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1508; (<i>Pei>)p> <p class="poetry">All your enemiesp> <p class="poetry">gloated over you.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They sneered and gnashed their teeth;p> <p class="poetry">they said, &#8220;We have destroyed<n id="2" /> her!p> <p class="poetry">Ha! We have waited a long time for this day.p> <p class="poetry">We have lived to see it!&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="lamhebrew">&#1512; (<i>Reshi>)p> <p class="poetry">Look, O <sc>Lord!sc> Consider!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Whom have you ever afflicted<n id="2" /> like this?p> <p class="poetry">Should women eat their offspring,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">their healthy infants?<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">Should priest and prophetp> <p class="poetry">be killed in the Lord&#8217;s<n id="5" /> sanctuary?p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1494; (<i>Zayini>)p> <p class="poetry">Jerusalem<n id="1" /> remembers,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">when<n id="3" /> she became a poor homeless person,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">all her treasuresp> <p class="poetry">that she owned in days of old.<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">When her people fell into an enemy&#8217;s grip,<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">none of her allies came to her rescue.<n id="7" />p> <p class="poetry">Her enemies<n id="8" /> gloated over<n id="9" /> her;p> <p class="poetry">they sneered<n id="10" /> at her downfall.<n id="11" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1500; (<i>Lamedi>)p> <p class="poetry">Is it nothing to you,<n id="1" /> all you who pass by on the road?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Look and see!p> <p class="poetry">Is there any pain like mine?p> <p class="poetry">The Lord<n id="3" /> has afflicted me,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">he<n id="5" /> has inflicted it on mep> <p class="poetry">when<n id="6" /> he burned with anger.<n id="7" />p>