"Oh, for the days when God watched over me! When I took my seat in the square. I was father to the needy and comforted the mourners." "But now younger men mock me. They do not hesitate to spit at me. God has cast me into the mire. When I expected good, evil came." "Does God not see my ways? Have I lied? Have I refused to help the poor? Have I put my trust in money? Let the Almighty answer me!"