⁴ Some wandered in desert^(A) wastelands,
    finding no way to a city^(B) where they could settle.
⁵ They were hungry^(C) and thirsty,^(D)
    and their lives ebbed away.

¹⁰ Some sat in darkness,^(A) in utter darkness,
    prisoners suffering^(B) in iron chains,^(C)
11 because they rebelled^(D) against God’s commands
    and despised^(E) the plans^(F) of the Most High.
¹² So he subjected them to bitter labor;
    they stumbled, and there was no one to help.^(G)

²⁶ They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
    in their peril^(A) their courage melted^(B) away.
²⁷ They reeled^(C) and staggered like drunkards;
    they were at their wits’ end.