Judith 8:21-23

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²¹ For if we are captured, all Judea will fall, and our sanctuary will be plundered, and he will make us pay for its desecration with our blood. ²² The slaughter of our kindred and the captivity of the land and the desolation of our inheritance—all this he will bring on our heads among the nations, wherever we serve as slaves, and we shall be an offense and a disgrace in the eyes of those who acquire us.^{(A) 23} For our slavery will not bring us into favor, but the Lord our God will turn it to dishonor.