14. “A despairing person should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of Shaddai.
15. My brothers have acted deceptively, as a seasonal stream, as a torrential stream that overflows
16. when darkened by thawing ice, and obscured by snow,
17. but when they are scorched, they dry up, and in the heat, they vanish from their place.
18. Caravans turn aside from their course; they go up into the wasteland and perish.
19. The caravans of Tema looked intently, the travelers of Sheba hoped for them.
20. They were distressed because they had been confident; they came so far and were disappointed.
21. “Indeed, now you have become nothing; you see a terror and are afraid.