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4 Maccabees 4:1

In 2 translations

WEB
For a certain man named Simon, who was in opposition to an honorable and good man who once held the high priesthood for life, named Onias. After slandering Onias in every way, Simon couldn’t injure him with the people, so he went away as an exile, with the intention of betraying his country.
LXXE
For a certain man named Simon, who was in opposition to Onias, who once held the high priesthood for life, and was an honourable and good man, after that by slandering him in every way, he could not injure him with the people, went away as an exile, with the intention of betraying his country.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Σίμων γάρ τις πρὸς Ὀνίαν ἀντιπολιτεύομενος τόν ποτε τὴν ἀρχιερωσύνην ἔχοντα διὰ βίου, καλὸν καὶ ἀγαθὸν ἄνδρα, ἐπειδὴ πάντα τρόπον διαβάλλων ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἔθνους οὐκ ἰσχυσεν κακῶσαι, φυγὰς ᾤχετο, τὴν πατρίδα προδώσων.

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