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Those killed by the sword ... those killed by hunger

"Those whom enemy soldiers have killed ... those who starve to death"

are better than

"are better off than" or "are happier than" or "suffer less than"

who wasted away

"who became extremely thin and weak"

pierced by the lack of any harvest from the field

"suffering because there was not enough food from the field"