Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Be afflicted and mourn, and deplore your sins against his divine majesty; punish yourselves, and think not that a mere change of life is sufficient after so many sins committed. (Witham)