Judith 5:21-23

New Catholic Bible

²¹ But if they are a nation that is guiltless, then, my lord, it would be better for you to leave them alone, for their Lord and God will protect them, and we will then become the laughingstock of the whole world.”

²² Reaction of the Pagans. When Achior had finished with his recommendations, all the people crowding around the tent began to murmur. The officers of Holofernes and all the inhabitants of the seacoast and of Moab demanded that he be cut to bits. ²³ “We are not afraid of the Israelites,” they said. “They are a powerless people who are incapable of withstanding a strong attack.