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13 Young men carry millstones,
    boys stagger under loads of wood;
14 The elders have abandoned the gate,[a]
    the young men their music.

15 The joy of our hearts has ceased,
    dancing has turned into mourning;(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:14 The gate: a place of assembly, where city decisions were made and judgment given by the elders and other community leaders; see note on Ru 4:1.

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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