3 Maccabees 5:11-13

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¹¹ But the Lord^[a] sent upon the king a portion of sleep, that beneficence that from the beginning, night and day, is bestowed by him who grants it to whomever he wishes. ¹² And by the action of the Lord he was overcome by so pleasant and deep a sleep^[b] that he quite failed in his lawless purpose and was completely frustrated in his inflexible plan. ¹³ Then the Jews, since they had escaped the appointed hour, praised their holy God and again implored him who is easily reconciled to show the might of his all-powerful hand to the arrogant nations.