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May they respect you as long as the sun shines
    and as long as the moon glows.
Let him be like rain on the grass,
    like showers that water the earth.
Let goodness be plentiful while he lives.
    Let peace continue as long as there is a moon.

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May he endure[a](A) as long as the sun,
    as long as the moon, through all generations.(B)
May he be like rain(C) falling on a mown field,
    like showers watering the earth.
In his days may the righteous flourish(D)
    and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:5 Septuagint; Hebrew You will be feared