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Tobit 5:18-23 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

18. But, lest perhaps I cause you to worry: I am Azariah, the son of Hananiah the great."

19. And Tobit responded, "You are from a great family. But I ask you, do not be angry that I wanted to know your family."

20. But the Angel said to him, "I will lead your son safely, and I will bring him back safely to you."

21. And so Tobit, answering, said, "May you walk well, and may God be with you on your journey, and may his Angel accompany you."

22. Then, when all things were ready which were to be carried on their journey, Tobias said farewell to his father, and to his mother, and the two of them walked together.

23. And when they had set out, his mother began to weep, and to say: "You have taken the staff of our old age, and you have sent him away from us.