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11 How terrible it will be for people who rise early in the morning
    to look for strong drink,
who stay awake late at night,
    becoming drunk with wine.
12 At their parties they have lyres, harps,
    tambourines, flutes, and wine.
They don’t see what the Lord has done
    or notice the work of his hands.
13 So my people will be captured and taken away,
    because they don’t really know me.
All the great people will die of hunger,
    and the common people will die of thirst.

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11 Woe(A) to those who rise early in the morning
    to run after their drinks,
who stay up late at night
    till they are inflamed with wine.(B)
12 They have harps and lyres at their banquets,
    pipes(C) and timbrels(D) and wine,
but they have no regard(E) for the deeds of the Lord,
    no respect for the work of his hands.(F)
13 Therefore my people will go into exile(G)
    for lack of understanding;(H)
those of high rank(I) will die of hunger
    and the common people will be parched with thirst.(J)

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