"I will mention God and exalt Him. When Israel remembers the Lord (they console) [comfort] the Lord and their bowels hum as it is said (Song of Songs 5:4) "My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him." The possession of the guardians of my eyes cannot sleep, for all my guards are awake at night; I am troubled and cannot rest. I thought of earlier days, I thought of his days, the one who came from the east, that is Abraham, as it is said (Isaiah 41:2) "Who raised up one from the east."
I thought of the days of the fathers, I thought of the ages past, but I did not find. I mention my song at night, these are the Sanhedrin. His kindness endures forever, and so it says (Psalm 136:17) "The Lord's kindness is everlasting." And now he has left.
The conclusion is that from generation to generation, the matter is concluded, as it is said (Jeremiah 16:5) "For I have taken away my peace from this people."