²⁴ From our youth shameful^(A) gods have consumed
    the fruits of our ancestors’ labor—
their flocks and herds,
    their sons and daughters.

²¹ Death has climbed in through our windows^(A)
    and has entered our fortresses;
it has removed the children from the streets
    and the young men^(B) from the public squares.

²² with you I shatter man and woman,
    with you I shatter old man and youth,
    with you I shatter young man and young woman,^(A)