"Now ifa manlosesthe hairof his head,he is bald;he is clean.
Then he wentup from thereto Bethel;and as he was goingup by the way,youngladscameout from the cityand mockedhim and saidto him, "Goup, you baldhead;goup, you baldhead!"
"His headis [like] gold,puregold;His locksare [like] clustersof dates[And] blackas a raven.
They have goneup to the templeand [to] Dibon,[even] to the highplacesto weep.MoabwailsoverNeboand Medeba;Everyone'sheadis bald[and] everybeardis cutoff.
then the priestshall look,and ifthe brightspotson the skinof their bodiesare a faintwhite,it is eczemathat has brokenout on the skin;he is clean.
"Ifhis headbecomesbaldat the frontand sides,he is baldon the forehead;he is clean.
"Then I will turnyour festivalsinto mourningAnd allyour songsinto lamentation;And I will bringsackclothon everyone'sloinsAnd baldnesson everyhead.And I will makeit like [a time of] mourningfor an onlyson,And the endof it will be like a bitterday.
Thereforedo not let sinreignin your mortalbodysothat you obeyits lusts,
I am speakingin human termsbecauseof the weaknessof your flesh.For justas you presentedyour membersas slavesto impurityand to lawlessness,resultingin [further] lawlessness,sonowpresentyour membersas slavesto righteousness,resultingin sanctification.
IfChristis in you, thoughthe bodyis deadbecauseof sin,yetthe spiritis alivebecauseof righteousness.
but you knowthat it was becauseof a bodilyillnessthat I preached the gospelto you the first time;
