4. The earth mourns and withers, the world fades and withers, the exalted of the people of the earth fade away.
5. The earth is also polluted by its inhabitants, for they transgressed laws, violated statutes, broke the everlasting covenant.
6. Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live in it are held guilty. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left.
7. The new wine mourns, The vine decays, All the merry-hearted sigh.
8. The gaiety of tambourines ceases, The noise of revelers stops, The gaiety of the harp ceases.
9. They do not drink wine with song; Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.