7. When he is judged, let him be found guilty,and let even his prayers show his guilt.
8. Let his life be cut short,and let another man replace him as leader.
9. Let his children become orphansand his wife a widow.
10. Make his children wander around, begging for food.Let them be forced out of the ruins in which they live.
11. Let the people to whom he owes money take everything he owns,and let strangers steal everything he has worked for.
12. Let no one show him loveor have mercy on his orphaned children.
13. Let all his descendants dieand be forgotten by those who live after him.
14. Lord, remember how wicked his ancestors were,and don’t let the sins of his mother be wiped out.
15. Lord, always remember their sins.Then make people forget about them completely.
16. “He did not remember to be loving.He hurt the poor, the needy, and those who were saduntil they were nearly dead.
17. He loved to put curses on others,so let those same curses fall on him.He did not like to bless others,so do not let good things happen to him.
18. He cursed others as often as he wore clothes.Cursing others filled his body and his life,like drinking water and using olive oil.