Judith 13:1-6 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

1. And when it was grown late, his servants made haste to their lodgings, and Vagao shut the chamber doors, and went his way.

2. And they were all overcharged with wine.

3. And Judith was alone in the chamber.

4. But Holofernes lay on his bed, fast asleep, being exceedingly drunk.

5. And Judith spoke to her maid to stand without before the chamber, and to watch:

6. And Judith stood before the bed praying with tears, and the motion of her lips in silence,

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