¹³ Sing^(A) to the Lord!
    Give praise to the Lord!
He rescues^(B) the life of the needy
    from the hands of the wicked.^(C)

¹⁴ Cursed be the day I was born!^(D)
    May the day my mother bore me not be blessed!
¹⁵ Cursed be the man who brought my father the news,
    who made him very glad, saying,
    “A child is born to you—a son!”