And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead:

And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:

Και απεστειλεν ο Ιωαβ εις Θεκουε και εφερεν εκειθεν γυναικα σοφην, και ειπε προς αυτην, Προσποιηθητι, παρακαλω, οτι εισαι εν πενθει και ενδυθητι ιματια πενθικα, και μη αλειφθης ελαιον, αλλ' εσο ως γυνη πενθουσα ηδη ημερας πολλας δια αποθανοντα·

And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead: