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Both the great and the lowly will die in this land. No one will bury them or mourn for them. Their friends will not cut themselves in sorrow or shave their heads in sadness. No one will offer a meal to comfort those who mourn for the dead—not even at the death of a mother or father. No one will send a cup of wine to console them.

“And do not go to their feasts and parties. Do not eat and drink with them at all.

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“Both high and low will die in this land.(A) They will not be buried or mourned,(B) and no one will cut(C) themselves or shave(D) their head for the dead. No one will offer food(E) to comfort those who mourn(F) for the dead—not even for a father or a mother—nor will anyone give them a drink to console(G) them.

“And do not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down to eat and drink.(H)

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