⁵ When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “·Come [or Go]!” I looked, and ·there before me was [^Llook; ^Tbehold] a black horse [^Cindicating mourning brought on by the rider], and its rider held a pair of scales in his hand [^Cfor use in commerce; Prov. 11:1; 16:11]. ⁶ Then I heard something that sounded like a voice coming from the middle of the four living creatures. The voice said, “A quart of wheat for a ·day’s pay [^Ldenarius; ^Ca Roman coin equal to a day’s wage], and three quarts of barley for a ·day’s pay [^Ldenarius; ^Cinflated prices caused by famine], and do not damage the olive oil and wine [^Cindicates only partial destruction; vines and olive trees endured drought better than wheat and barley]!”

⁷ When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “·Come [or Go; 6:1]!”