Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not rejoice among the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

Let the stars of its twilight be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:

Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come into it.

Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

Then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.

Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattery unto man.

Let us choose for us justice: let us know among ourselves what is good.

Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.