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13 Our young men are forced to grind grain like slaves;
    boys go staggering under heavy loads of wood.

14 The old people no longer sit at the city gate,
    and the young people no longer make music.

15 Happiness has gone out of our lives;
    grief has taken the place of our dances.

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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.(A)
15 Joy is gone from our hearts;
    our dancing has turned to mourning.(B)

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