Issachar is a strong-boned donkey lying down between two saddlebags.

Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like bars of iron.

A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.

Each of them quickly took off his cloak and they spread them out at Jehu’s feet on the steps. The trumpet was blown and they shouted, “Jehu is king!”