And in case your French failed you, "Vierges
> folles,
> vierges sages" are "Wise and Foolish Virgins" (although now there's
> some
> newfangled translation - as lilies of the field = wildflowers of the
> meadow, etc.)
Beware the mistranslation "Bridesmaids" as in the Jerusalem Bible.
These were not bridesmaids; bridesmaids, by definition, attend upon
the bride. These virgins attended upon the Bridegroom.
Oriens.
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