for they were all weary because the feast had been long.
And Judith was left alone in the tent with Holofernes lying by himself on his bed, for he was filled with wine.
Now Judith had commanded her maid to stand outside her bedroom and to wait for her to go forth, as she did daily; for she said she would go forth to her prayers,
So everyone left and no one was left in the bedroom, neither little nor great. Then Judith, standing by his bed, said in her heart:
"O Lord God of all power, look at this time upon the works of my hands for the exaltation of Jerusalem.