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For their mighty one was not brought low by young men;
    no titans[a] struck him down,
    nor did tall giants assault him.
But Judith, the daughter of Merari,
    overcame him by the beauty of her face.
She laid aside her widow’s garb
    to raise up the oppressed in Israel.
She anointed her face with perfume,
    bound up her hair with a fillet,
    and donned a linen gown to beguile him.

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Footnotes

  1. Judith 16:6 Titans and giants were current terms derived from Greek mythology.