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Let his children be without a father. And let his wife be without a husband.

May his children go around begging. And may they look for food far from their destroyed homes.

May no one show him kindness. Let no one pity his children who have no father.

Let his children be cut off. Do not let their family name be remembered by the people-to-come.

His children will be powerful in the land. Each family who is right will be happy.

He gives a home to the woman who could not give birth and makes her the mother of children. Praise the Lord!

May the Lord make your numbers grow, both you and your children.

The heavens belong to the Lord. But He has given the earth to the children of men.

See, children are a gift from the Lord. The children born to us are our special reward.

The children of a young man are like arrows in the hand of a soldier.

Your wife will be like a vine with much fruit within your house. Your children will be like olive plants around your table.

Yes, may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel.

The Lord has made a sure promise to David that He will never break: "I will set upon your throne your own children.

How honored will be the one who catches your children and throws them against the rock!

The Lord keeps the strangers safe. He takes care of the children who have no father and the woman whose husband has died. But He destroys the way of the sinful.

For He has made your gates strong. He has made good come to your children within you.

both young men and women who have never had men, and old men and children.

Know for sure that the sinful man will not go without being punished, but the children of those who are right with God will be saved.

A good man leaves what he owns for his children's children. The riches of the sinner are stored up for those who are right with God.

There is strong trust in the fear of the Lord, and His children will have a safe place.