30
And taking the crown from the king's head, and setting it upon her own head; she also struck the king with her left hand.
31
And yet for all this the king gaped and gazed upon her with open mouth: if she laughed upon him, he laughed also: but if she took any displeasure at him, the king was fain to flatter, that she might be reconciled to him again.
32
O ye men, how can it be but women should be strong, seeing they do thus?
33
Then the king and the princes looked one upon another: so he began to speak of the truth.
34
O ye men, are not women strong? great is the earth, high is the heaven, swift is the sun in his course, for he compasseth the heavens round about, and fetcheth his course again to his own place in one day.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.