1 Maccabees 3:16-18

Common English Bible

¹⁶ When he approached the ascent to go up to Beth-horon, Judas went out to meet him with a small group. ¹⁷ When they saw Seron’s army that was coming against them, they said to Judas, “How can we, who are so few, fight against so large and strong a multitude? What’s more, we feel faint because we haven’t eaten today.”

¹⁸ Judas answered, “It’s easy for many to be trapped by a few. In the sight of heaven, it makes no difference to win by many or by few.