They were not allowed to kill them, but were only allowed to torture them for five months. Their torture was like the pain of a scorpion when it stings someone.

For the power of these horses is in their mouths and their tails. Their tails have heads like snakes, which they use to inflict pain.

and cursed the God of heaven because of their pain-filled sores. But they did not repent of their behavior.

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There won't be death anymore. There won't be any grief, crying, or pain, because the first things have disappeared."