So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, were released to kill a third of mankind.
By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths.
The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the water, because it had been made bitter. The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a third of the night.
They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people for five months is in their tails.
They were allowed to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.
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