And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto Jehovah your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
Forsoþe Neemye seide, he is Aþersata, and Esdras, þe preest and writere, and þe dekenes, expownynge to al þe puple, It is a dai halewid to oure Lord God; nyle ye morne, and nyle ye wepe. For al þe puple wepte, whanne it herde þe wordis of þe lawe.