1 Maccabees 14:9-11

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁹ Old men sat in the streets;
    they all talked together of good things,
    and the youths put on splendid military attire.
¹⁰ He supplied the towns with food,
    and furnished them with the means of defense,
    until his renown spread to the ends of the earth.
¹¹ He established peace in the land,
    and Israel rejoiced with great joy.