Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols; the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee—the graphic image of the burial of the proud king, with his instruments of pleasure (viols) accompanying him to the grave and his corpse subject to decomposition. The worms covering the body suggest the degradation of the formerly magnificent king. This verse emphasizes the humiliation of the dead king.

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