Holy Scripture
Judith 16:8
Source: Septuagint
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8For she put off the garment of her widowhood For the exaltation of those that were oppressed in Israel, And anointed her face with ointment, And bound her hair in a tire, And took a linen garment to deceive him.
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6But the Almighty Lord hath disappointed them By the hand of a woman.
7For the mighty one did not fall by the young men, Neither did the sons of the Titans smite him, Nor high giants set upon him: But Judith the daughter of Merari Weakened him with the beauty of her countenance.
— Judith 16:8 —
9Her sandals ravished his eyes, Her beauty took his mind prisoner, And the falchion passed through his neck.
10The Persians quaked at her boldness, And the Medes were daunted at her hardiness.