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Here, then, we shall begin our account without further ado; it would be nonsense to write a long preface to a story and then abbreviate the story itself. (2 Maccabees 2, 32)
Let these words suffice for recalling this truth. Without further ado we must go on with our story. (2 Maccabees 6, 17)
Since Nicanor's doings ended in this way, with the city remaining in possession of the Hebrews from that time on, I will bring my own story to an end here too. (2 Maccabees 15, 37)
Just as it is harmful to drink wine alone or water alone, whereas mixing wine with water makes a more pleasant drink that increases delight, so a skillfully composed story delights the ears of those who read the work. Let this, then, be the end. (2 Maccabees 15, 39)
Admonish your friend--often it may be slander; every story you must not believe. (Ecclesiasticus 19, 14)
There are words which merit death; may they never be heard among Jacob's heirs. For all such words are foreign to the devout, who do not wallow in sin. (Ecclesiasticus 23, 12)
"Then the Creator of all gave me his command, and he who formed me chose the spot for my tent, Saying, 'In Jacob make your dwelling, in Israel your inheritance.' (Ecclesiasticus 24, 8)
All this is true of the book of the Most High's covenant, the law which Moses commanded us as an inheritance for the community of Jacob. (Ecclesiasticus 24, 22)
Gather all the tribes of Jacob, that they may inherit the land as of old, (Ecclesiasticus 36, 10)
Those who go down to the sea tell part of its story, and when we hear them we are thunderstruck; (Ecclesiasticus 43, 25)
And for ISAAC he renewed the same promise because of Abraham, his father. The covenant with all his forebears was confirmed, and the blessing rested upon the head of JACOB. (Ecclesiasticus 44, 22)
He permitted him to hear his voice, and led him into the cloud, Where, face to face, he gave him the commandments, the law of life and understanding, That he might teach his precepts to Jacob, his judgments and decrees to Israel. (Ecclesiasticus 45, 5)
