^{8 Ref} As it was said in the holy Writings, God gave them a spirit of sleep, eyes which might not see, and ears which have no hearing, to this day.

^{9 Ref} And David says, Let their table be made a net for taking them, and a stone in their way, and a punishment:

^{10 Ref} Let their eyes be made dark so that they may not see, and let their back be bent down at all times.