7. Let that night be empty.Let no joyful singing be heard in it.
8. Let those who curse the day (those who know how to wake up Leviathan)curse that night.
9. Let its stars turn dark before dawn.Let it hope for light and receive none.Let it not see the first light of dawn
10. because it did not shut the doors of the womb ⌊from which I came⌋or hide my eyes from trouble.
11. “Why didn’t I die as soon as I was bornand breathe my last breath when I came out of the womb?
12. Why did knees welcome me?Why did breasts let me nurse?
13. Instead of being alive,I would now be quietly lying down.I would now be sleeping peacefully.
14. I would be with the kings and the counselors of the worldwho built for themselves ⌊what are now⌋ ruins.
15. I would be with princeswho had gold,who filled their homes with silver.