12. And it came to pass on the third day, when she was making an end of her prayer, blessing the Lord,
13. She said: Blessed is thy name, O God of our fathers: who when thou hast been angry, wilt shew mercy, and in the time of tribulation forgivest the sins of them that call upon thee.
14. To thee, O Lord, I turn my face, to thee I direct my eyes.
15. I beg, O Lord, that thou loose me from the bond of this reproach, or else take me away from the earth.
16. Thou knowest, O Lord, that I never coveted a husband, and have kept my soul clean from all lust.
17. Never have I joined myself with them that play: neither have I made myself partaker with them that walk in lightness.
18. But a husband I consented to take, with thy fear, not with my lust.