George Leo Haydock, on Jdt 8:4

“And Judith his relict was a widow now three years and six months.”

“Six. So the old Vulgate, Greek, and Syriac have, four months. — Private. Greek, “a tent on the roof,” that she might look towards Jerusalem, and pray with less distraction. Absalom lay in such a situation, 2 Kings xvi. 22. (Calmet) — In which. Greek, “and she put sackcloth,” &c., ver. 6. (Haydock) — It was a rough sort of garment. (Calmet) — Judith led a most religious life, in prayer, hair-cloth, and fasting, all the year, except on the festivals. (Worthington)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.