Judith 10:19-21

New Catholic Bible

¹⁹ They were filled with admiration for her beauty, which caused them to feel a sense of wonder in respect to all the Israelites. They said to one another, “How can anyone despise these people who have women like this among them? It would be a wise move on our part not to leave a single one of their men alive, for if they get away, they will be able to beguile the entire world.”

Judith Meets Holofernes

²⁰ First Meeting. Then the bodyguards of Holofernes and all of his attendants came out and escorted her into the tent. ²¹ Holofernes was reclining on his bed under a canopy of purple and gold decorated with emeralds and other precious stones.