¹⁵ My ^(A)brothers are ^(B)treacherous as a torrent-bed,
    as torrential ^(C)streams that pass away,

¹⁸ Why is my pain unceasing,
    ^(A)my wound incurable,
    refusing to be healed?
Will you be to me ^(B)like a deceitful brook,
    like waters that fail?

¹¹ My ^(A)friends and companions ^(B)stand aloof from my ^(C)plague,
    and my nearest kin ^(D)stand far off.

⁹ Even my ^(A)close friend in whom I trusted,
    who ^(B)ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.

^5 (A)Put no trust in a neighbor;
    have no confidence in a friend;
guard ^(B)the doors of your mouth
    from her who lies in your arms;^[a]
6 for ^(C)the son treats the father with contempt,
    the daughter rises up against her mother,
the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
    ^(D)a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

^14 (A)All your lovers have forgotten you;
    they care nothing for you;
for I have dealt you the blow of ^(B)an enemy,
    the punishment ^(C)of a merciless foe,
because your guilt is great,
    ^(D)because your sins are flagrant.