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As the days of Mattathias were drawing to a close, he said to his sons, 'Arrogance and outrage are now in the ascendant; it is a period of turmoil and bitter hatred. (1 Maccabees 2, 49)
When the upright triumph, there is great exultation: when the wicked are in the ascendant, people take cover. (Proverbs 28, 12)
When the wicked are in the ascendant, people take cover, but when they perish, the upright multiply. (Proverbs 28, 28)
