He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.

After you've broken through the caliche, put gravel on the bottom of the large hole, then fill it with a 50/50 mixture of potting soil and manure — aged manure, not 'hot' manure.

He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.

Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

And then as I looked around and noticed many other stones, all broken in the same way, I was sickened as I realized that this was an act of vandalism. When I collected myself, I was determined to figure out how to repair the stones, and help the other families repair theirs as well.

Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.