While He was in Bethanyat the homeof Simonthe leper,and reclining[at the table], there camea womanwith an alabastervialof very costlyperfumeof purenard;[and] she brokethe vialand poured it overHis head.
"Whilethe kingwas at his table,My perfumegaveforth its fragrance.
"I aroseto opento my beloved;And my handsdrippedwith myrrh,And my fingerswith liquidmyrrh,On the handlesof the bolt.
And He leftthem and wentout of the cityto Bethany,and spent the nightthere.
"In the same mannerthe one who [had received] the two[talents] gainedtwomore.
for they were saying,"Not duringthe festival,otherwisethere might be a riotof the people."
But somewere indignantly[remarking] to one another,"Whyhas thisperfumebeenwasted?
It was the Marywho anointedthe Lordwith ointment,and wipedHis feetwith her hair,whosebrotherLazaruswas sick.
