Judith 16:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 “But the Lord Almighty thwarted them,
by the hand of a female!
6 Not by youths was their champion struck down,(A)
nor did Titans bring him low,
nor did tall giants attack him;(B)
But Judith, the daughter of Merari,
by the beauty of her face brought him down.
7 She took off her widow’s garb
to raise up the afflicted in Israel.
She anointed her face with fragrant oil;
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