Indeed, let that night be barren; let no shout of joy penetrate it!
That night – let darkness seize it; let it not be included among the days of the year; let it not enter among the number of the months!
Let those who curse the day curse it – those who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.
The happy sound of the tambourines stops, the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt, the happy sound of the harp ceases.
I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, or the glad celebration of brides and grooms throughout the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. For the whole land will become a desolate wasteland.”