Judith 11:9-11

New Catholic Bible

⁹ “We have also learned of Achior’s speech to your council. When the men of Bethulia spared him, he told them everything he had said to you. ¹⁰ Please do not disregard his words, but keep them in mind, for what he said is true. Our people cannot be punished nor will the sword prevail over them unless they sin against their God. ¹¹ But now, my lord, you will not experience any defeat or failure, for sin has permeated their lives and they are doomed to die.