⁵ And ^[a]they were not permitted to kill ^[b]anyone, but to torment for ^(A)five months, and their torment was like the torment of a ^(B)scorpion when it ^[c]stings a man. ⁶ And in those days ^(C)men will seek death and will never find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.

⁷ And the ^[d](D)appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. And on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.