the young men saw me and withdrew,
    and the aged rose and stood;
the princes refrained from talking
    and (A)laid their hand on their mouth;
10 the voice of the nobles was hushed,
    and their (B)tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

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the young men saw me and stepped aside(A)
    and the old men rose to their feet;(B)
the chief men refrained from speaking(C)
    and covered their mouths with their hands;(D)
10 the voices of the nobles were hushed,(E)
    and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.(F)

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