Even (A)the doe in the field forsakes her newborn fawn
    because there is no grass.
(B)The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights;
    they pant for air like jackals;
their eyes fail
    because there is no vegetation.

“Though our iniquities testify against us,
    act, O Lord, (C)for your name's sake;
(D)for our backslidings are many;
    (E)we have sinned against you.

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