Judith 13:5-7

New Catholic Bible

⁵ Now is the time to come to the aid of your heritage and to carry out my plan to crush the enemies who have risen up against us.”

⁶ She then went to the bedpost near the head of Holofernes and took the sword that hung there. ⁷ She drew close to his bed, grasped the hair of his head, and said, “Give me strength this moment, O Lord, God of Israel.”