Lamentations 4:5

Those who once feasted on delicacies perish in the streets; those who were brought up in purple embrace ash heaps.
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King James Version

They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

New International Version

Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets. Those nurtured in purple now lie on ash heaps.

Catholic Public Domain Version

HE. Those who were fed indulgently have passed away in the roads. Those who were nourished with saffron have welcomed filth