³ “Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.^(A)
    Who else will put up security^(B) for me?^(C)

¹⁴ I cried like a swift or thrush,
    I moaned like a mourning dove.^(A)
My eyes grew weak^(B) as I looked to the heavens.
    I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!”^(C)

¹⁵ Whoever puts up security^(A) for a stranger will surely suffer,
    but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.^(B)

³³ If only there were someone to mediate between us,^(A)
    someone to bring us together,^(B)