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Minister of war ,
We are the claws and teeth of the king .
Why have you rolled us into this sorrow ,
So that we have no abiding place ?
Minister of war ,
We are the taloned soldiers of the king .
Why have you rolled us into this sorrow ,
So that there is no end [of our toils] ?
Minister of war ,
You have indeed acted without discrimination .
Why have you rolled us into this sorrow ,
So that our mothers have to do all the labour of cooking ?