Judith 16:6-8

Good News Translation

⁶ But the Lord Almighty tricked them;
    he used a woman to stop them.
⁷ Their hero was not slain by young soldiers
    or attacked and killed by mighty giants.
It was Judith, the daughter of Merari,
    who brought him down with her beauty.
⁸ She gave victory to the oppressed people of Israel,
    when she took off her widow's clothes,
    and put on a linen dress to entice him.
She put on her rich perfumes
    and tied a ribbon around her hair.