In another place, yet at the same time, another character appears who has strong reasons to feel troubled and sad. She is Sarah, a devout Jewish woman who, after seven marriages, has not been able to consummate a single one because a demon, Asmodeus, has killed each husband at the moment of marital union. Echoing Tobit, she fervently prays to God, asking Him to take her away from the world of the living. The prayers of both move God, and the author tells us that, as a result of their pleas, an angel will come to care for both believers (16f). A superficial reading might lead us to see desperate attitudes in Tobit and Sarah, as both wish for their deaths to escape their suffering and, most of all, from the reproaches and insults of friends and family. However, the truth is that both prayers reveal a deep spirit of faith, humility, and acceptance of God’s will. These seemingly desperate expressions are more a way to release their feelings than a sign of a lack of faith.