1 And Tobit his father made his count every day: and when the days of the journey were expired, and they came not, 2 he said, [a] Is he perchance detained? or is Gabael perchance dead, and there is no man to give him the money? 3 And he was sorely grieved. 4 But his wife said unto him, The child hath perished, seeing he tarrieth long; and she began to bewail him, and said, 5 [b] I care for nothing, my child, since I have let thee go, the light of mine eyes. 6 And Tobit saith unto her, Hold thy peace, take no care; he is in good health. 7 And she said unto him, Hold thy peace, deceive me not; my child hath perished. And she went out every day into the way by which they went, and did eat no bread in the day-time, and ceased not whole nights to bewail her son Tobias, until the fourteen days of the wedding feast were expired, which Raguel had sworn that he should spend there.