The apocryphal Book of Judith is noted for the "ingenious ambiguity" expressed by its heroine; for example, she says to the villain of the story, Holofernes, "my lord will not fail to achieve his purposes", without specifying whether my lord refers to the villain or to God.
ðɪ ɐpˈɑːkɹɪfəl bˈʊk ʌv dʒˈuːdɪθ ɪz nˈoʊɾᵻd fɚðə "ɪndʒˈiːniəs ˌæmbɪɡjˈuːɪɾi" ɛkspɹˈɛst baɪ ɪts hˈɛɹoʊˌɪn; fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ʃiː sˈɛz tə ðə vˈɪlən ʌvðə stˈoːɹi, hˈɑːloʊfɚnz, "maɪ lˈɔːɹd wɪl nˌɑːt fˈeɪl tʊ ɐtʃˈiːv hɪz pˈɜːpəsᵻz", wɪðˌaʊt spˈɛsᵻfˌaɪɪŋ wˈɛðɚ maɪ lˈɔːɹd ɹᵻfˈɜːz tə ðə vˈɪlən ɔːɹ tə ɡˈɑːd.