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Although it may not be his will to help us within the next five days, he has the power to protect us for as many days as he pleases, just as he has the power to destroy us before our enemies. (Judith 8, 15)
But you have no right to demand guarantees where the designs of the Lord our God are concerned. For God is not to be threatened as a human being is, nor is he, like a mere human, to be cajoled. (Judith 8, 16)
Rather, as we wait patiently for him to save, let us plead with him to help us. He will hear our voice if such is his good pleasure. (Judith 8, 17)
'And indeed of recent times and still today there is not one tribe of ours, or family, or village, or town that has worshipped gods made by human hand, as once was done, (Judith 8, 18)
which was the reason why our ancestors were delivered over to sword and sack, and perished in misery at the hands of our enemies. (Judith 8, 19)
We for our part acknowledge no other God but him; and so we may hope he will not look on us disdainfully or desert our nation. (Judith 8, 20)
'If indeed they capture us, as you expect, then all Judaea will be captured too, and our holy places plundered, and we shall answer with our blood for their profanation. (Judith 8, 21)
The slaughter of our brothers, the captivity of our country, the unpeopling of our heritage, will recoil on our own heads among the nations whose slaves we shall become, and our new masters will look down on us as an outrage and a disgrace; (Judith 8, 22)
for our surrender will not reinstate us in their favour; no, the Lord our God will make it a thing to be ashamed of. (Judith 8, 23)
So now, brothers, let us set an example to our brothers, since their lives depend on us, and the sanctuary -- Temple and altar -- rests on us. (Judith 8, 24)
'All this being so, let us rather give thanks to the Lord our God who, as he tested our ancestors, is now testing us. (Judith 8, 25)
Not that today is the first time your wisdom has been displayed; from your earliest years all the people have known how shrewd you are and of how sound a heart. (Judith 8, 29)
