Then He said: A certain man had two sons.

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of the estate that falls to me. So he divided to them his livelihood.

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying: We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we mourned to you, and you did not weep.

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

And David was dancing before Jehovah with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have loosened my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,

i1 [A Song of Ascents.] i0 par When Jehovah brought back the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream.

Let them praise His name in the dance; let them make music unto Him with the timbrel and harp.

Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and pipes!

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin of Israel. You shall again put on your tambourines, and shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.