But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,
My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me—water
Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares
“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me al
All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the disciplin
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.
You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend s
These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are