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Daniel 13:16-20 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

16. And there was no one there, except the two elders in hiding, and they were studying her.

17. And so she said to the maids, "Bring me oil and ointments, and shut the doors of the orchard, so that I may wash."

18. And they did as she ordered them. And they shut the doors of the orchard and left through a back door to fetch what she required, and they did not know that the elders were hiding within.

19. But when the maids had departed, the two elders arose and hurried to her, and they said,

20. "Behold, the doors of the orchard are closed, and no one can see us, and we are in desire for you. Because of these things, consent to us and lie with us.

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