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People don’t drink wine and sing with pleasure anymore;
    the stronger stuff is mostly bitter to those who drink it.
10 The chaotic city is in shambles,
    and every house is boarded up so no one can go in.
11 People rebel in the streets, demanding wine.
    All joy turns to gloom; happiness has been banished from the land.

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No longer do they drink wine(A) with a song;
    the beer is bitter(B) to its drinkers.
10 The ruined city(C) lies desolate;(D)
    the entrance to every house is barred.
11 In the streets they cry out(E) for wine;(F)
    all joy turns to gloom,(G)
    all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.

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