37 The Law will not be destroyed; it will remain in all its glory.”
38 While I was saying these things to myself, I looked round and saw a woman on my right. She was weeping and wailing, terribly upset; her clothes were torn, and there were ashes on her head.
39 I immediately put my own troubles out of my mind, turned to the woman,
40 and asked, “Why are you crying? Why are you so upset?”
41 “Please, sir,” she answered, “leave me alone and let me go on crying and mourning; I am bitter and depressed.”
42 “Tell me what's wrong,” I said.
43 She answered, “Sir, I was married for thirty years, but I was never able to have a child.