²⁴ a wild donkey^(A) at home^[a] in the wilderness.
She sniffs the wind in the heat of her desire.
Who can control her passion?
All who look for her will not become weary;
they will find her in her mating season.^[b]

²⁵ Keep your feet from going bare
and your throat from thirst.
But you say, “It’s hopeless;^(A)
I love strangers,^(B)
and I will continue to follow them.”

³³ How skillfully you pursue love;
you also teach evil women your ways.

³⁶ How unstable you are,^(A)
constantly changing your ways!
You will be put to shame by Egypt^(B)
just as you were put to shame by Assyria.