8 All the rulers of the children of Esau, all the leaders of the people of Moab, and the captains of the sea coast came to him and said, (WEB) 9 “Let our lord now hear a word, that there not be losses in your army. (WEB) 10 For this people of the children of Israel do not trust in their spears, but in the height of the mountains wherein they dwell, for it is not easy to come up to the tops of their mountains. (WEB)
Judith 7:8–10
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