He pleaded: “Ah, Jehovah, please, let your ear become attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who take delight in fearing your name; and, please, do grant success to your servant today and make him an object of pity before this man. ”
ईसा पूर्व 5वीं सदी में, खरे इंसान नहेमायाह ने विश्‍वास के साथ प्रार्थना की और उसके मुताबिक काम भी किया ।