^{38 Ref} `Much seed thou dost take out into the field, and little thou dost gather in, for the locust doth consume it;

^{39 Ref} vineyards thou dost plant, and hast laboured, and wine thou dost not drink nor gather, for the worm doth consume it;

^{40 Ref} olives are to thee in all thy border, and oil thou dost not pour out, for thine olive doth fall off.

^{41 Ref} `Sons and daughters thou dost beget, and they are not with thee, for they go into captivity;

^{42 Ref} all thy trees and the fruit of thy ground doth the locust possess;