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    Their leader didn’t fall to his knees because of young men,
    nor did the sons of the Titans
    strike him down,
    nor did the tall giants assault him.
But Judith, Merari’s daughter,
paralyzed him with her beauty.
    She took off her widow’s clothing
        to lift up the oppressed in Israel.
She put perfume on her face,
    tied a headband around her hair,
    and put on a linen gown to trick him.

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