²⁸ Let him sit alone in silence,^(A)
    for the Lord has laid it on him.

¹⁷ I never sat^(A) in the company of revelers,
    never made merry with them;
I sat alone because your hand^(B) was on me
    and you had filled me with indignation.

¹⁰ The elders of Daughter Zion
    sit on the ground in silence;^(A)
they have sprinkled dust^(B) on their heads^(C)
    and put on sackcloth.^(D)
The young women of Jerusalem
    have bowed their heads to the ground.^(E)

⁷ I lie awake;^(A) I have become
    like a bird alone^(B) on a roof.

⁹ I was silent;^(A) I would not open my mouth,^(B)
    for you are the one who has done this.^(C)