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But the Lord Almighty has foiled them
    by the hand of a woman.
For their mighty one did not fall by the hands of the young men,
    nor did the sons of the Titans smite him,
    nor did tall giants set upon him;
but Judith the daughter of Merar′i undid him
    with the beauty of her countenance.

For she took off her widow’s mourning
    to exalt the oppressed in Israel.
She anointed her face with ointment
    and fastened her hair with a tiara
    and put on a linen gown to deceive him.

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