A godless wife is given as a portion to a lawless man, but a pious wife is given to the man who fears the Lord.

Once again a strong army of godless men joined him and went up with him to help him, to take vengeance on the Israelites.

Then there came to him all the renegade and godless men of Israel; they were led by Alcimus, who wanted to be high priest.

Bacchides chose the godless and put them in charge of the country.

Thus the sword ceased from Israel. Jonathan settled in Michmash and began to judge the people, and he destroyed the godless out of Israel.

They implored the Lord to look upon the people who were oppressed by all and to have pity on the temple that had been profaned by the godless,

For I did not wish to inquire about the ways above but about those things that we daily experience: why Israel has been given over to the nations in disgrace; why the people whom you loved has been given over to godless tribes and the law of our ancestors has been brought to destruction and the written covenants no longer exist.