Judith 16:6-8

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁶For their mighty one did not fall by the hands of the young men,
    nor did the sons of the Titans strike him down,
    nor did tall giants set upon him;
but Judith daughter of Merari
    with the beauty of her countenance undid him.

⁷For she put away her widow’s clothing
    to exalt the oppressed in Israel.
She anointed her face with perfume;
⁸    she fastened her hair with a tiara
    and put on a linen gown to beguile him.

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