May there not be lamentation in thy cabin;

May not misfortune come after thee.

May not thy mainstays be snapped;

Mayest thou not run aground.

May not the wave seize thee;

Mayest thou not taste the impurities of the river;

Mayest thou not see the face of fear.

May the fish come to thee without escape;

Mayest thou reach unto plump water-fowl.

For thou art the orphan's father, the widow's husband,