Tobit 8:13
The maidservant opened the door and saw them asleep.
“Send one of the maidservants to see if Tobiah is alive. If he has died, we will bury him without anyone knowing.”
For he said to himself: “What if this man should also die and we become an object of scorn and reproach?”
And returned to bed for the night.Raguel got up early, called his servants, and told them to dig a grave.
Now, Lord, I take my sister to myself in sincerity and love, not merely seeking pleasure. Have mercy on us and grant us a long life together.”
You created Adam and you gave him Eve, his wife, as a helper and companion, so that from these two the human race might be born.You said: ‘It is not good that man should be alone, let us give him a companion who is like himself.’
She got up and they began to pray, asking that they be given life. Tobiah began like this:“May you be blessed, O Lord God of our fathers, and may your holy and glorious name be blessed forever. May the heavens and all creatures bless you.
When Sarah’s parents left the room and closed the door, Tobiah got up from the bed and said to Sarah: “Get up, my sister, and let us ask the Lord to have mercy on us and save us.”