² “As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice,^(A)
    the Almighty,^(B) who has made my life bitter,^(C)

⁴⁶ Do not lose heart^(A) or be afraid^(B)
    when rumors^(C) are heard in the land;
one rumor comes this year, another the next,
    rumors of violence in the land
    and of ruler against ruler.