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And him indeed we could not take, because he was stronger than us, and opening the doors be leaped out:
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But having taken this woman, we asked who the young man was, but she would not tell us: of this thing we are witnesses.
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The multitude believed them as being the elders and the judges of the people, and they condemned her to death.
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Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice, and said: O eternal God, who knowest hidden things, who knowest all things before they come to pass,
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Thou knowest that they have borne false witness against me: and behold I must die, whereas I have done none of these things, which these men have maliciously forged against me.
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And the Lord heard her voice.
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And when she was led to be put to death, the Lord raised up the holy spirit of a young boy, whose name was Daniel.
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And he cried out with a loud voice I am clear from the blood of this woman.
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Then all the people turning themselves towards him, said: What meaneth this word that thou hast spoken?
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But he standing in the midst of them, said: Are ye so foolish, ye children of Israel, that without examination or knowledge of the truth, you have condemned a daughter of Israel?
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Return to judgment, for they have borne false witness against her.