לֵךְ֩ כְּנ֨וֹס אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣ים בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן וְצ֣וּמוּ עָ֠לַי וְאַל־תֹּאכְל֨וּ וְאַל־תִּשְׁתּ֜וּ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת יָמִים֙ לַ֣יְלָה וָי֔וֹם גַּם־אֲנִ֥י וְנַעֲרֹתַ֖י אָצ֣וּם כֵּ֑ן וּבְכֵ֞ן אָב֤וֹא אֶל־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־כַדָּ֔ת וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָבַ֖דְתִּי אָבָֽדְתִּי׃
“Humayo ka, tipunin mo ang lahat ng mga Judio na nasa Susan, at mag-ayuno kayo para sa akin; huwag kayong kumain at huwag kayong uminom nang tatlong araw, gabi at araw. Ako man at ang aking mga dalagang tagapaglingkod ay mag-aayuno rin nang gayon. At pagkatapos ay pupunta ako sa hari, bagaman labag ito sa batas; at kung ako ay mapapahamak, ako ay mapapahamak.”
Genesis
May the Almighty, Shaddai, grant you compassion in the presence of the man, that he may release to you your other brother along with Binyamin. If I have been bereft of my children, I will be bereft.