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The new wine dries up
    and the vine withers away
    as the revelers groan in their sorrow.
The cheerful sound of tambourines is stilled;
    the shouts of the revelers fade away;
    the lyre’s joyful melodies are no longer heard.
The people drink wine but without any singing;
    strong liquor tastes bitter to those who consume it.

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