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Sarah got up so that they could pray together and ask God for his protection. Then Tobias prayed:
1 "God of our ancestors, you are worthy of praise. May your name be honored forever and ever by all your creatures in heaven and on earth.
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You created Adam and gave him his wife Eve
2 to be his helper and support. They became the parents of the whole human race. You said, "It is not good for man to live alone. I will make a suitable helper for him.'
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Lord, I have chosen Sarah because it is right, not because I lusted for her. Please be merciful to us and grant that we may grow old together."
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Then they both said "Amen"
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and went to bed for the night. Later that night, Raguel called his servants, and together they went out to dig a grave,
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because Raguel thought, "Tobias will probably die too, and people will laugh and make fun of us."
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When they finished digging the grave, Raguel went back into the house and said to his wife,
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"Send one of the servant women to find out if Tobias is still alive. If he isn't, then we will bury him before anyone finds out."
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They then sent a servant woman to take a lamp and see if he was still alive. As she opened the door, she could see that both of them were sound asleep.
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So she went back and told Raguel and Edna that Tobias was alive and unharmed.
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Then Raguel praised the God of heaven: "You are worthy of our praise, O God. May your people praise you forever, may they praise you with pure hearts.