¹⁴ Now they grope through the streets
    as if they were blind.^(A)
They are so defiled with blood^(B)
    that no one dares to touch their garments.

¹⁵ “Go away! You are unclean!” people cry to them.
    “Away! Away! Don’t touch us!”
When they flee and wander^(A) about,
    people among the nations say,
    “They can stay here no longer.”^(B)