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And in the higher parts of her house she made to her a privy closet, in which she dwelled close with her damsels [or with her handwomen];

and she had an hair-shirt on her loins, and she fasted all the days of (her) life, except sabbaths, and the beginnings of months, or the first days of the moon, and the feasts of the house of Israel. [and, having upon her loins an hair-shirt, fasted all the days of her life, save sabbaths, and new moons, and the feasts of the house of Israel.]

And she was of full seemly beholding, to whom her husband had left many riches, and plenteous meine (or household, or servants), and possessions full of droves of oxen, and of flocks of sheep. [Forsooth she was with fair beholding full much, to whom her husband had left much riches, and plenteous meine, and possessions full with droves of oxen, and flocks of sheep.]

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