²⁷ When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and Yahweh has hid it from me, and has not told me.

¹⁷ Yahweh said, "Will I hide from Abraham what I do,

⁴ Then Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, one of his disciples, who would betray him, said,

⁵ "Why wasn't this ointment sold for three hundred denarii,{300 denarii was about a year's wages for an agricultural laborer.} and given to the poor?"

⁶ Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

⁷ But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial.

²⁷ At this, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, "What are you looking for?" or, "Why do you speak with her?"

³⁸ Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

⁶ But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.

¹³ They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them.

⁹ As they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, "Rejoice!" They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

³¹ The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, "Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!"

²³ But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us."

⁷ Surely the Lord Yahweh will do nothing, Unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.

¹⁴ A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, But a crushed spirit, who can bear?

¹⁰ The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; He will not share these with a stranger.

¹ "My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

¹² One of his servants said, No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedchamber.

²⁵ So she went, and came to the man of God to Mount Carmel. It happened, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is the Shunammite:

³ Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart; for Yahweh is with you.

¹⁰ She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, and wept sore.

¹⁵ No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn't know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.