5:15a Joy has left our hearts;

We are not happy any longer. (Easy English Bible)
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We are sad

5:15b our dancing has turned to mourning.

Instead, we are very sad, so we do not dance any longer. (Easy English Bible)
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and we mourn instead of dance.

5:15a-b (combined)

We used to dance because we were happy. Now we only mourn because we are sad.
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We are very unhappy. Instead of dancing for joy we cry about the dead.

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