Lamentations 5:9
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordWe gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.
— Lamentations 5:9, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
We get our bread at the peril of our lives, Because of the sword of the wilderness.
American Standard Version (ASV)
We get our bread at the peril of our lives, Because of the sword of the wilderness.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
With our lives we bring in our bread, Because of the sword of the wilderness.