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17 Woe to the nations that rise up against my people!
    The Lord Almighty will take vengeance on them in the day of judgement;
he will send fire and worms into their flesh;
    they shall weep in pain for ever.

18 When they arrived at Jerusalem, they worshipped God. As soon as the people were purified, they offered their burnt-offerings, their freewill-offerings, and their gifts. 19 Judith also dedicated to God all the possessions of Holofernes, which the people had given her; and the canopy that she had taken for herself from his bedchamber she gave as a votive offering.

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