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And Judith said, Take thou the words of thine handmaid; for, if thou (pur)suest the words of thine handmaid, the Lord shall make a perfect thing with thee. [And Judith said, Take the words of thine handmaiden; for, if thou followest the words of thine handmaiden, a perfect thing the Lord shall do with thee.]

Forsooth Nebuchadnezzar, the king of earth, liveth, and his virtue or his power liveth, which is in thee to the chastising of all souls or all lives erring; for not only by thee men shall serve him, but also (the) beasts of the field shall obey to him by thee.

For the prudence of thy soul is told to all folks; and it is showed to all the world, that thou alone art good and mighty in all his realm; and thy teaching is preached in all provinces. [Forsooth the readiness of thine inwit is told to all folks; and it is open to all the world, for thou alone good and mighty art in all his realm; and thy discipline to all provinces is preached.]

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