Tellit not in Gath,Weepnot at all.At Beth-le-aphrahrollyourself in the dust.
"Tell[it] not in Gath,Proclaimit not in the streetsof Ashkelon,Orthe daughtersof the Philistineswill rejoice,The daughtersof the uncircumcisedwill exult.
And he tooka potsherdto scrapehimself while he was sittingamongthe ashes.
O daughterof my people,puton sackclothAnd rollin ashes;Mournas for an onlyson,A lamentationmostbitter.For suddenlythe destroyerWill comeupon us.
Let him puthis mouthin the dust,Perhapsthereis hope.
Thereforeat sucha timethe prudentperson keepssilent,for it is an eviltime.
Then one's uncle,or his undertaker,will lifthim up to carryout [his] bonesfrom the house,and he will sayto the one whois in the innermostpartof the house,"Is anyone elsewith you?" And that one will say,"Noone."Then he will answer,"Keepquiet.For the nameof the LORDis not to be mentioned."
and Avvimand Parahand Ophrah,
