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the young men would see me and withdraw,
    and the old men would rise to their feet.
The nobles would refrain from speaking
    and would place their hands over their mouths.
10 The voices of the princes were silenced,
    and their tongues stuck to the roof 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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