āQui cum staret in medio eorum, ait : Sic fatui filii IsraĆ«l, non judicantes, neque quod verum est cognoscentes, condemnastis filiam IsraĆ«l ?ā
Truth. They had taken no precautions to ascertain it; which they ought to have done the more, as Susanna had always been highly esteemed. (Calmet) ā As the witnesses were positive, she must die, except their falsehood could be manifested, which none suspected. (Houbigant.)