And Tobias remembered the words of Raphael, and he took the liver of the fish and the heart from the pouch which he had, and he laid them upon the ash of the incense.
And they went out and shut the door of the storeroom, and Tobias rose from the bed and said to her, Sister, rise up; let us pray and entreat our Lord, that he may show mercy and salvation upon us.
And he rose up, and they began to pray and to entreat that salvation might come to them, and he began to say, Blessed are you, O God of our fathers, and blessed is your name unto all the ages of the generation; let the heavens bless you, and all your creation, unto all the ages.
You made Adam, and you made for him as a helper, a support, Eve, his wife, and from both was the seed of men, and you said that it is not good for the man to be alone; let us make for him a helper like him
And Raguel arose and called the servants with him, and they went away and dug a tomb, for he said, perhaps he die and we become a laughingstock and reproach
And he said, Send one of the maidservants, and let her go in and see whether he is alive or whether he has died, so that we may bury him, so that no one may know it.
And blessed are you, because you have shown mercy to two only-children. Grant them, Master, mercy and salvation, and bring their life to completion with gladness and mercy.
And he said to the woman to make many loaves, and, going to the cattle-pen, he brought two oxen and four rams, and said to slaughter them, and they began to prepare them.
And he called Tobias and said to him, By all means do not move away from here for fourteen days, but stay here, eating and drinking with me, and you will gladden the soul of my daughter, who is afflicted with pain.
And as much as I have, take from here half, and go in health to your father, and the other half, when I and my wife die, it is yours. Take courage, child; I am your father, and Edna is your mother, and we are at your side, and your sister’s, from now on forever. Take courage, child.