Lamentations 4:14-15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 They staggered blindly in the streets,
defiled with blood,
So that people could not touch
even their garments:(A)
15 “Go away! Unclean!” they cried to them,
“Away, away, do not touch!”
If they went away and wandered,
it would be said among the nations,
“They can no longer live here!
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