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13 Our[a] young men must grind grain with a millstone;
    our[b] youths stumble under the weight of wood.

14 Our[c] elders have ceased ruling[d] at the gate;
    our[e] young men have abandoned[f] their music.

15 The joy of our hearts has ceased,
    and our dancing has turned into dirges.

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  1. Lamentations 5:13 The Heb. lacks Our
  2. Lamentations 5:13 The Heb. lacks our
  3. Lamentations 5:14 The Heb. lacks Our
  4. Lamentations 5:14 The Heb. lacks ruling
  5. Lamentations 5:14 The Heb. lacks our
  6. Lamentations 5:14 The Heb. lacks have abandoned