<p class="poetry">Its foliage was attractive and its fruit plentiful;p> <p class="poetry">on it there was food enough for all.p> <p class="poetry">Under it the wild animals<n id="1" /> used to seek shade,p> <p class="poetry">and in its branches the birds of the sky used to nest.p> <p class="poetry">All creatures<n id="2" /> used to feed themselves from it.p>

<p class="poetry">He called out loudly<n id="1" /> as follows:<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;Chop down the tree and lop off its branches!p> <p class="poetry">Strip off its foliagep> <p class="poetry">and scatter its fruit!p> <p class="poetry">Let the animals flee from under itp> <p class="poetry">and the birds from its branches!p>