Ὀλολυξάτω πίτυς, διότι πέπτωκε κέδρος, ὅτι μεγάλως μεγιστᾶνες ἐταλαιπώρησαν· ὀλολύξατε δρύες τῆς Βασανίτιδος, ὅτι κατεσπάσθη ὁ δρυμὸς ὁ σύμφυτος.

1. Ὀλολυξάτω
   Let it wail
2. πίτυς
   pine
3.  
   ,
    
4. διότι
   because
5. πέπτωκε
   has fallen
6. κέδρος
   cedar
7.  
   ,
    
8. ὅτι
   that
   because
9. μεγάλως
   greatly
10. μεγιστᾶνες
    nobles
11. ἐταλαιπώρησαν
    have suffered
12.  
    ·
     
13. ὀλολύξατε
    wail
14. δρύες
    oaks
15. τῆς
    of the
    the
16. Βασανίτιδος
    Torment
    Bashan, Ebony
17.  
    ,
     
18. ὅτι
    that
    because
19. κατεσπάσθη
    was pulled down
    was torn down
20. ὁ
    the
21. δρυμὸς
    thicket
    forest
22. ὁ
    the
23. σύμφυτος
    natural
    inborn, innate
24.  
    .
     

Let the pine wail, because the cedar has fallen, for the nobles have suffered greatly; wail, oaks of Bashan, because the natural forest was pulled down.