Lamentations 3:25-29

New International Version

²⁵ The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
    to the one who seeks him;^(A)
26 it is good to wait quietly^(B)
    for the salvation of the Lord.^(C)
27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke
    while he is young.

²⁸ Let him sit alone in silence,^(D)
    for the Lord has laid it on him.
²⁹ Let him bury his face in the dust^(E)—
    there may yet be hope.^(F)