16. They are like streams made dark by melting ice,that rise with melting snow.
17. But they stop flowing when it is the dry season.They go away when it is hot.
18. Groups of travelers turn away from their paths.They go into the desert and die.
19. The groups of travelers from Tema look for water.The traders of Sheba who travel look hopefully.
20. They are upset because they had been sure.But when they arrive, they are disappointed.
21. You also have been no help.You see something terrible, and you are afraid.
22. I have never said, ‘Give me a gift.Use your wealth to pay my debt.
23. Save me from the enemy’s power.Buy me back from the clutches of cruel people.’
24. “Teach me, and I will be quiet.Show me where I have been wrong.
25. Honest words are painful!But your arguments prove nothing.
26. Do you mean to correct what I say?Will you treat the words of a troubled man as if they were only wind?
27. You would even throw lots for orphans.And you would trade away your friend.
28. “But now please look at me.I would not lie to your face.