Read Lamentations 4 4 How the gold has lost its luster,     the fine gold become dull! The sacred gems are scattered     at every street corner. 2 How the precious children of Zion,     once worth their weight in gold, are now considered as pots of clay,     the work of a potter’s hands! 3 Even jackals offer their breasts     to nurse their young, but my people have become heartless     like ostriches in the desert. 4 Because of thirst the infant’s tongue     sticks to the roof of its mouth; the children beg for bread,     but no one gives it to them. 5 Those who once ate delicacies     are