⁹ May its morning stars become dark;
    may it wait for daylight in vain
    and not see the first rays of dawn,^(A)

¹⁸ Its snorting throws out flashes of light;
    its eyes are like the rays of dawn.^(A)

¹⁵ We hoped for peace^(A)
    but no good has come,
for a time of healing
    but there is only terror.^(B)

²⁶ Yet when I hoped for good, evil came;
    when I looked for light, then came darkness.^(A)