May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children!

God said, “Let there be light.” And there was light!

“Agreed!” said Laban, “It will be as you say.”

Calamity is hungry for him, and misfortune is ready at his side.

“May my enemy be like the wicked, my adversary like the unrighteous.

May your loyal love console me, as you promised your servant.

May there be peace inside your defenses, and prosperity inside your fortresses!

May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in your young wife –

“O earth, do not cover my blood, nor let there be a secret place for my cry.

May we experience your faithfulness, O Lord, for we wait for you.

May their path be dark and slippery, as the Lord’s angel chases them!

May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

May their camp become desolate, their tents uninhabited!

May the splendor of the Lord endure! May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made!

May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives!

May the Lord’s name be praised now and forevermore!

May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed.

You must use just balances, a just dry measure (an ephah), and a just liquid measure (a bath).

God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters and let it separate water from water.

But Esau said, “I have plenty, my brother. Keep what belongs to you.”