This darkness is again spoken of as if it were a person who could grasp and hold the night. AT: "may thick darkness make it disappear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]]).
The word "it" refers to the night of Job's birth or conception. The night of Job's conception is spoken of as if it were a person who should not rejoice. AT: "May that night vanish from the calendar" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]]).
That night is spoken of as if it were a person who could walk. AT: "may no one count it in the number" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]]).
The night of Job's birth is spoken of as if it were a woman. AT: "may no child be born on that night" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]]).
# may no joyful voice come into it
Here that the night of Job's birth is spoken of as if it were a time when it was still possible for someone to be happy. AT: "may no one hear the happy cry at the birth of a son" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]).
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