1 Kings 20:38-40

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

³⁸ So the prophet went, and met the king in the way, and disguised himself by sprinkling dust on his face and his eyes.

³⁹ And as the king passed by, he cried to the king, and said: Thy servant went out to fight hand to hand: and when a certain man was run away, one brought him to me, and said: Keep this man: and if he shall slip away, thy life shall be for his life, or thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

⁴⁰ And whilst I in a hurry turned this way and that, on a sudden he was not to be seen. And the king of Israel said to him: This is thy judgment, which thyself hast decreed.