Lamentaciones 4

E a noi si consumavano ancora gli occhi in cerca d’un soccorso, aspettato invano; dai nostri posti di vedetta scrutavamo la venuta d’una nazione che non potea salvarci.

Aun nos han desfallecido nuestros ojos tras nuestro vano socorro: en nuestra esperanza aguardamos gente que no puede salvar.

As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.

Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.