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(4) May that day be darkness,
may God on high not seek it,
may no light shine on it,
(5) may gloom dark as death defile it,
may clouds settle on it,
may it be terrified by its own blackness.

(6) “As for that night, may thick darkness seize it,
may it not be joined to the days of the year,
may it not be numbered among the months;

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“May the day of my birth perish,
    and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’(A)
That day—may it turn to darkness;
    may God above not care about it;
    may no light shine on it.
May gloom and utter darkness(B) claim it once more;
    may a cloud settle over it;
    may blackness overwhelm it.

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