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12 Officials have been hung up by their hands. The dignity of elders has not been respected.
13 The best young men must grind grain, and boys stumble under loads of wood.[a]
14 Elders are no longer seated in the city gate. The best young men no longer play music.

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  1. Lamentations 5:13 The meaning of this verse is uncertain.

12 Princes have been hung up by their hands;
    elders(A) are shown no respect.(B)
13 Young men toil at the millstones;
    boys stagger under loads of wood.
14 The elders are gone from the city gate;
    the young men have stopped their music.(C)

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