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And they perverted their own mind, and turned away their eyes, that they might not look unto
heaven, nor remember just judgments.
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And albeit they both were wounded with her love, yet durst not one shew another his grief.
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For they were ashamed to declare their lust, that they desired to have to do with her.
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Yet they watched diligently from day to day to see her.
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And the one said to the other, Let us now go home: for it is dinner time.
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So when they were gone out, they parted the one from the other, and turning back again they
came to the same place; and after that they had asked one another the cause, they acknowledged
their lust: then appointed they a time both together, when they might find her alone.
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And it fell out, as they watched a fit time, she went in as before with two maids only, and she
was desirous to wash herself in the garden: for it was hot.
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And there was no body there save the two elders, that had hid themselves, and watched her.
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Then she said to her maids, Bring me oil and washing balls, and shut the garden doors, that
I may wash me.
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And they did as she bade them, and shut the garden doors, and went out themselves at privy
doors to fetch the things that she had commanded them: but they saw not the elders, because they
were hid.
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Now when the maids were gone forth, the two elders rose up, and ran unto her, saying,
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Behold, the garden doors are shut, that no man can see us, and we are in love with thee;
therefore consent unto us, and lie with us.
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If thou wilt not, we will bear witness against thee, that a young man was with thee: and
therefore thou didst send away thy maids from thee.
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Then Susanna sighed, and said, I am straitened on every side: for if I do this thing, it is death
unto me: and if I do it not I cannot escape your hands.
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It is better for me to fall into your hands, and not do it, than to sin in the sight of the Lord.
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With that Susanna cried with a loud voice: and the two elders cried out against her.
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Then ran the one, and opened the garden door.
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So when the servants of the house heard the cry in the garden, they rushed in at the privy
door, to see what was done unto her.
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But when the elders had declared their matter, the servants were greatly ashamed: for there
was never such a report made of Susanna.
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And it came to pass the next day, when the people were assembled to her husband Joacim,
the two elders came also full of mischievous imagination against Susanna to put her to death;
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And said before the people, Send for Susanna, the daughter of Chelcias, Joacim's wife. And
so they sent.
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So she came with her father and mother, her children, and all her kindred.
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Now Susanna was a very delicate woman, and beauteous to behold.
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