1 Maccabees 12:9

Description: The Maccabees glory that they stand firm with unconquered virtue, having only the holy books for consolation

Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture

Chapter I: On the Excellence, Necessity, and Fruit of Sacred Scripture — Cited as an example of Scripture providing consolation in adversity
"the Maccabees, 1 Maccabees 12:9, having only the holy books for consolation, glory that they stand firm with unconquered virtue, impenetrable to all enemies"