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As she was veiled, the wicked men ordered her to be unveiled, that they might feed upon her beauty.
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But her family and friends and all who saw her wept.
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Then the two elders stood up in the midst of the people, and laid their hands upon her head.
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And she, weeping, looked up toward heaven, for her heart trusted in the Lord.
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The elders said, "As we were walking in the garden alone, this woman came in with two maids, shut the garden doors, and dismissed the maids.
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