15 But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,

as the streams that overflow

15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook,

And as the stream of brooks they pass away;

15 My brothers, you have proved as unreliable as a seasonal brook

that overflows its banks in the spring

15 My brothers have dealt deceitfully like a brook,

Like the streams of the brooks that pass away,

15 But my brothers cannot be counted on.

They are like streams that do not always flow,

streams that sometimes run over.

15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook,

As the channel of brooks that pass away;

15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a stream, as the channel of streams which pass away,

15 My brothers have been as deceptive as seasonal rivers, 

like the seasonal riverbeds that flood. 

15 My brothers are as treacherous as a wadi,

as seasonal streams that overflow

15 My companions are treacherous like a torrent-bed,

like freshets that pass away,

15 My companions are treacherous like a torrent-bed;

like a streambed of wadis they flow away,

15 But my friends aren’t faithful to me.

They are like streams that only flow for part of the year.

They are like rivers that flow over their banks

15 “My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi,

Like the torrents of wadis which vanish,