^4 (A)How long will the land mourn
    and the grass of every field wither?
^(B)For the evil of those who dwell in it
    ^(C)the beasts and the birds are swept away,
    because they said, “He will not see our latter end.”

⁵ “If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you,
    how will you compete with horses?
And if in a safe land you are so trusting,
    what will you do in ^(D)the thicket of the Jordan?
⁶ For ^(E)even your brothers and the house of your father,
    ^(F)even they have dealt treacherously with you;
    they are in full cry after you;
^(G)do not believe them,
    though they speak friendly words to you.”