Bible translator William Barclay says: “Throughout most of the ancient world, in Rome, in Greece, in Phoenicia, in Assyria and in Palestine, the wailing of the flute was inseparably connected with death and tragedy. ”
Penerjemah Alkitab William Barclay mengatakan, ” Di hampir semua bagian dunia kuno, di Roma, Yunani, Fenisia, Asiria, dan Palestina, bunyi seruling yang memilukan tak terpisahkan dari duka akibat kematian dan tragedi. ”