16. Bagoas let out a yell. He screamed, tore his clothes, and started groaning and weeping.
17. He went into the tent where Judith had stayed, but of course he did not find her. He rushed out and shouted to the officers,
18. “They have tricked us! One Israelite woman has disgraced Nebuchadnezzar's whole kingdom. Look in there! Holofernes is lying dead on the ground and his head is gone!”
19. When the officers heard this, they tore their clothes in grief; and as the panic spread, wild cries and shouts were heard throughout the camp.