Judith 8:21-23

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²¹ And now, brethren, as you are the ancients among the people of God, and their very soul resteth upon you: comfort their hearts by your speech, that they may be mindful how our fathers were tempted that they might be proved, whether they worshipped their God truly.

²² They must remember how our father Abraham was tempted, and being proved by many tribulations, was made the friend of God.

²³ So Isaac, so Jacob, so Moses, and all that have pleased God, passed through many tribulations, remaining faithful.