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“Yes, let that night be barren;
    let it not appear with its joyful shout.
Let whoever curses days curse it—
    those who are ready to awaken monsters.[a]
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[b] of the dawn.

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  1. Job 3:8 Lit. Leviathan; i.e. an ancient sea creature
  2. Job 3:9 Lit. the eyelashes

May that night be barren;
    may no shout of joy(A) be heard in it.
May those who curse days[a] curse that day,(B)
    those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.(C)
May its morning stars become dark;
    may it wait for daylight in vain
    and not see the first rays of dawn,(D)

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  1. Job 3:8 Or curse the sea