Let darkness carry that night away; let it not take its place joyfully among the days of the year; let it not be entered into the calendar.

"Yes, let that night be barren; let it not appear with its joyful shout.

Let the stars of its evening twilight be dark; let it hope for light but let there be none; let it not see the breaking rays of the dawn.

Disquieting thoughts from dreams at night; when deep sleep falls on everyone.

The murderer rises at dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night, he is like a thief.

Terror will overtake him like a flood, at night, a tornado will sweep him away.

My roots have spread out and have found water, and dew settles at night on my branches.

"So then, the sun is too bright to gaze at, is it not? The sky is swept clean by the wind that blows, is it not?

Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he sleep at night near your feeding trough?