² Hear the sound of whips
    and the noise of the wheels.
Hear horses galloping
    and chariots bouncing along!
³ Horses are charging,
    swords are shining,
    spears are gleaming!
Many are dead;
    their bodies are piled up—
too many to count.
    People stumble over the dead bodies.
⁴ The city was like a prostitute;
    she was charming and a lover of magic.
She made nations slaves with her prostitution
    and her witchcraft.