Esther 4:1; Esther 4:2

Esther 4:1

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.

Esther 4:2

2 But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it.