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The young men saw me and withdrew,
    and the elders rose up and stood;
Officials refrained from speaking
    and covered their mouths with their hands;(A)
10 The voice of the princes was silenced,
    and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

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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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