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(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;
(7) may that night be desolate,
may no cry of joy be heard in it;

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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(A) claim it once more;
    may a cloud settle over it;
    may blackness overwhelm it.
That night—may thick darkness(B) seize it;
    may it not be included among the days of the year
    nor be entered in any of the months.

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