2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 10:25

οἱ δὲ περὶ τὸν Μακκαβαῖον συνεγγίζοντος αὐτοῦ πρὸς ἱκετείαν τοῦ θεοῦ γῇ τὰς κεφαλὰς καταπάσαντες καὶ τὰς ὀσφύας σάκκοις ζώσαντες
King James Version (KJV)

But when he drew near, they that were with Maccabeus turned themselves to pray unto God, and sprinkled earth upon their heads, and girded their loins with sackcloth,

Modern English

As he drew near, Maccabeus's men turned to pray to God, sprinkling dust on their heads and wrapping sackcloth around their waists,

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