6. And when they came to the gate of the city, they found Uzziah and the elders of the city waiting.
7. And when they saw her, being astounded, they wondered at her surpassing beauty.
8. So, not questioning her at all, they dismissed her to go forth, saying: "May the God of our fathers give you grace, and may he strengthen all the advice of your heart with his virtue, so that Jerusalem may glory over you, and your name may be counted among the holy and the just."
9. And those who were there, all with one voice, said: "Amen. Amen."
10. In truth, Judith was praying to the Lord as she crossed through the gates, she and her handmaid.