4 The earth shall pine away,
the world miserably perish;
the elite of the earth shall be made wretched.
5 The earth lies polluted under its inhabitants:
they have transgressed the laws,
changed the ordinances,
set at nought the ancient covenant.
6 The curse devours the earth,
for those who dwell on it have incurred guilt;
because of it the population of the earth
shall be diminished
and little of mankind remain.
7 The new wine withers on languishing vines,
making all the lighthearted lament.