wear sackcloth and ashes

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From the Bible Book of Esther 4:1 "When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly".

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Danish: klæde sig i sæk og aske — to publicly express regret for something done wrong
• Finnish: pukeutua säkkiin ja tuhkaan — to publicly express regret for something done wrong
• German: sich Asche aufs Haupt streuen — to publicly express regret for something done wrong
• Irish: caith sacéadach agus luaithreach — to publicly express regret for something done wrong
• Italian: cospargersi il capo di cenere — to publicly express regret for something done wrong
• Polish: posypywać sobie głowę popiołem — to publicly express regret for something done wrong
• Polish: posypać sobie głowę popiołem — to publicly express regret for something done wrong
• Russian: посыпа́ть го́лову пе́плом (posypátʹ gólovu péplom) — to publicly express regret for something done wrong