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.
(C)The wine mourns,
    the vine languishes,
    all the merry-hearted sigh.
(D)The mirth of the tambourines is stilled,
    the noise of the jubilant has ceased,
    the mirth of the lyre is stilled.

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