לֶ֣חֶם חֲמֻד֞וֹת לֹ֣א אָכַ֗לְתִּי וּבָשָׂ֥ר וָיַ֛יִן לֹא־בָ֥א אֶל־פִּ֖י וְס֣וֹךְ לֹא־סָ֑כְתִּי עַד־מְלֹ֕את שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת שָׁבֻעִ֖ים יָמִֽים׃ (פ)
Hindi ako kumain ng masarap na tinapay, walang karne o alak na pumasok sa aking bibig, at hindi ako nagpahid ng langis sa aking katawan hanggang sa matapos ang tatlong buong linggo.
Duties of the Heart
Among them, what Daniel did in praying to G-d on the lengthiness of the first exile, and his mourning on it, that he said: "I ate no decent bread, neither came meat nor wine in my mouth"(Daniel 10:3), and the angel said to him: "from the first day that you did set your heart to understand, and to chasten yourself before G-d, your words were heard" (Daniel 10:12), and the rest of the matter. This is the best of all the practices of separation.