¹Holofernes said to Judith:

⁵Judith answered:

²⁰Holofernes and his servants liked what Judith had said. They were so amazed at her wisdom that they said to each other,

²¹“She must be the wisest and most beautiful woman in all the world!”

²²Holofernes told Judith, “God was right in sending you to tell us these things, so that we can defeat the people who have dishonored King Nebuchadnezzar.

²³Not only are you beautiful, you also speak wisely. So I promise that if you do everything you have said here today, I will worship your God as my own. And you will live in King Nebuchadnezzar's palace and be famous throughout the world.”