But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and 'the king' sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
Soþeli Elisee sat in his hows, and elde men saten with hym; þerfor he biforsente a man, and bifor þat thilke messanger cam, Elisee seide to þe elde men, Wheþer ye witen, þat þe sone of manquellere sente hidur, þat myn heed be gird of? Þerfor se ye, whanne þe messanger cometh, close ye þe dore, and suffre ye not hym to entre; for, lo! þe sown of þe feet of his lord is bihynde hym.