Esther 4:2
He went [only] as far as the king’s gate, because no one was to enter the king’s gate dressed in sackcloth.
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And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
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Genesis 37:34
So Jacob tore his clothes [in grief], put on sackcloth and mourned many days for his son.