with the kings and counselors of the earth,
who rebuilt ruined cities for themselves,

he lived in ruined towns and in houses where no one lives, where they are ready to crumble into heaps.

My days have slipped by;
my plans have been ruined,
even the things dear to my heart.

He hath ruined me on every side, and I am gone, and he hath taken away - like a tree - my hope;

Yet no one would stretch out his hand
against a ruined man
when he cries out to him for help
because of his distress.