13. Since I cannot help myself,the hope for success has been banished from me.
14. A despairing man should receive loyalty from his friends, even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.
15. My brothers are as treacherous as a wadi,as seasonal streams that overflow
16. and become darkened because of ice,and the snow melts into them.
17. The wadis evaporate in warm weather;they disappear from their channels in hot weather.
18. Caravans turn away from their routes,go up into the desert, and perish.