28. At your helmsmen’s cries for help,the troubled waters seethe.
29. Those entrusted with the oars desert their posts.All sailors and helmsmen seek footing on the shore.
30. Loudly they cry,bitterly they wail,and they put dust on their headsand cover themselves with ashes.
31. They cut off all their hairand put on mourning clothes.In despair they weep for you,and bitterly perform the mourning rites.