And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times: then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it, whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.
and hadde stonde, þe man of God was wrooth ayens hym, and seide, If thou haddist smyte fyue sithis, eþer sixe sithis, ethir seuen sithis, thou schuldist haue smyte Sirie til to þe endyng; now forsoþe thou schalt smyte it thre sithis.