²³     And never again will the light of a lamp
        bring warm light to your houses,
    And never again will the voices of the bridegroom and bride
        bring joy to your festivities.
    For the merchants were the magnates of the earth,
        and all the nations fell prey to your sorceries.
²⁴     And in her streets the blood of the prophets, saints,
        and all who have been slaughtered upon the earth, ran freely.