Judith 12:4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 Judith answered him, “As surely as you live, my lord, your servant will not use up her supplies before the Lord accomplishes by my hand what he has determined.”
5 Then the attendants of Holofernes led her to her tent, where she slept until the middle of the night. Toward the early morning watch, she rose(A) 6 and sent this message to Holofernes, “Give orders, my lord, to let your servant go out for prayer.”
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