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So the earth is cursed and those who live in it suffer for their guilt. So the people of the earth are burned, and few men are left.

The new wine dries up and the vine wastes away. All the glad in heart are in sorrow. The happiness of the music-makers stops. The noise of those filled with joy stops. The happiness of the harp stops.

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Therefore a curse(A) consumes the earth;
    its people must bear their guilt.
Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up,(B)
    and very few are left.
The new wine dries up(C) and the vine withers;(D)
    all the merrymakers groan.(E)
The joyful timbrels(F) are stilled,
    the noise(G) of the revelers(H) has stopped,
    the joyful harp(I) is silent.(J)

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