"No priest shall shave any part of his head or trim his beard or cut gashes on his body to show that he is in mourning.

The people of Dibon climb the hill to weep at the shrine. The people of Moab wail in grief over the cities of Nebo and Medeba; they have shaved their heads and their beards in grief.

The rich and the poor will die in this land, but no one will bury them or mourn for them. Not one of you will gash yourself or shave your head to show your grief.

All of them have shaved their heads and cut off their beards. They have all made gashes on their hands, and everyone is wearing sackcloth.

They will put on sackcloth and they will tremble all over. Their heads will be shaved, and they will all be disgraced.

"Priests must neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow long. They are to keep it a proper length.