"Everyvowand everybindingoathto humbleherself,her husbandmay confirmit or her husbandmay annulit.
Then I proclaimeda fastthereat the riverof Ahava,that we might humbleourselves beforeour Godto seekfrom Him a safejourneyfor us, our littleones,and allour possessions.
But as for me, when they were sick,my clothingwas sackcloth;I humbledmy soulwith fasting,And my prayerkept returningto my bosom.
"Is it a fastlike thiswhich I choose,a dayfor a manto humblehimself?Is it for bowingone's headlike a reedAnd for spreadingout sackclothand ashesas a bed? Will you callthisa fast,even an acceptabledayto the LORD?
"[This] shall be a permanentstatutefor you: in the seventhmonth,on the tenthday of the month,you shall humbleyour soulsand not doanywork,whether the native,or the alienwho sojournsamongyou;
"On exactlythe tenthday of thisseventhmonthis the dayof atonement;it shall be a holyconvocationfor you, and you shall humbleyour soulsand presentan offeringby fireto the LORD.
"It is to be a sabbathof completerestto you, and you shall humbleyour souls;on the ninthof the monthat evening,from eveninguntileveningyou shall keepyour sabbath."
Then on the tenthday of thisseventhmonthyou shall havea holyconvocation,and you shall humbleyourselves;you shall not doanywork.
"But ifher husbandindeedannulsthem on the dayhe hears[them], then whateverproceedsout of her lipsconcerning her vowsor concerning the obligationof herselfshall not stand;her husbandhas annulledthem, and the LORDwill forgiveher.
"But ifher husbandindeedsaysnothingto her from dayto day,then he confirmsallher vowsorallher obligationswhichare on her; he has confirmedthem, becausehe saidnothingto her on the dayhe heardthem.
But I wantyou to understandthat Christis the headof everyman,and the manis the headof a woman,and Godis the headof Christ.
for indeedmanwas not createdfor the woman'ssake,but womanfor the man'ssake.
Stopdeprivingone another,exceptby agreementfor a time,sothat you may devote yourselvesto prayer,and cometogetheragainsothat Satanwill not temptyou becauseof your lack of self-control.
