⁶ Therefore ^(A)a curse devours the earth,
    and its inhabitants ^(B)suffer for their guilt;
therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched,
    and few men are left.

^7 (A)The wine mourns,
    the vine languishes,
    all the merry-hearted sigh.

⁹ No more do they drink wine ^(A)with singing;
    strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

^11 (A)There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine;
    ^(B)all joy has grown dark;
    the gladness of the earth is banished.