⁴ Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft,^(A)
    in places untouched by human feet;
    far from other people they dangle and sway.
⁵ The earth, from which food comes,^(B)
    is transformed below as by fire;
⁶ lapis lazuli^(C) comes from its rocks,
    and its dust contains nuggets of gold.^(D)