⁴⁶ You did not put oil on my head,^(A) but she has poured perfume on my feet.

⁸ Always be clothed in white,^(A) and always anoint your head with oil.

¹⁷ But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

³ I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips;^(A) and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.

² So Joab sent someone to Tekoa^(A) and had a wise woman^(B) brought from there. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning. Dress in mourning clothes, and don’t use any cosmetic lotions.^(C) Act like a woman who has spent many days grieving for the dead.

³ Wash,^(A) put on perfume,^(B) and get dressed in your best clothes.^(C) Then go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.^(D)