When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;
    let his (A)prayer be counted as sin!
May his (B)days be few;
    may (C)another take his (D)office!
May his (E)children be fatherless
    and his wife a widow!
10 May his children (F)wander about and beg,
    (G)seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
11 May (H)the creditor seize all that he has;
    may (I)strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
12 Let there be none to (J)extend kindness to him,
    nor any to (K)pity his fatherless children!

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When he is tried, let him be found guilty,(A)
    and may his prayers condemn(B) him.
May his days be few;(C)
    may another take his place(D) of leadership.
May his children be fatherless
    and his wife a widow.(E)
10 May his children be wandering beggars;(F)
    may they be driven[a] from their ruined homes.
11 May a creditor(G) seize all he has;
    may strangers plunder(H) the fruits of his labor.(I)
12 May no one extend kindness to him
    or take pity(J) on his fatherless children.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 109:10 Septuagint; Hebrew sought