Tobit 3:12-16

12 "Lord, I look to you for help.
13 Speak the word and set me free from this life; then I will no longer have to hear these insults.
14 You know, O Lord, that I'm still a virgin; I have never been defiled by a man.
15 Never have I disgraced myself or my father's name, as long as we have lived in this land of exile. My father has no other child to be his heir, and there is no relative whom I can marry. I have already lost seven husbands, so why should I live any longer? But if it is not your will to take my life, at least show mercy to me. Don't let me hear those insults again!"
16 As Tobit and Sarah were praying, God in heaven heard their prayers

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. relative: [In Israel it was customary to marry within one's own tribe.]
  • [b]. at least . . . again; [some manuscripts have] at least listen to my complaint.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.