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More numerous than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without reason. Those who seek to get rid of me are powerful, my treacherous enemies. (Must I give back what I have never stolen?) (Psalms 69, 4)
But now I recall how wrongly I acted in Jerusalem when I seized all the vessels of silver and gold there and ordered the extermination of the inhabitants of Judah for no reason at all. (1 Maccabees 6, 12)
The king then seated him by his side and said to his officers, 'Escort him into the centre of the city and proclaim that no one is to bring charges against him on any count; no one is to molest him for any reason.' (1 Maccabees 10, 63)
On his arrival in Jerusalem, and after a hospitable reception from the high priest and the city, he announced what had been disclosed, thus revealing the reason for his presence, and asked if this was indeed the true situation. (2 Maccabees 3, 9)
it was the eve of the Sabbath, and for that reason they did not prolong their pursuit. (2 Maccabees 8, 26)
there had been a public vote by the citizens, and the Jews accepted, as well they might, being peaceable people with no reason to suspect anything. But once out in the open sea they were all sent to the bottom, a company of at least two hundred. (2 Maccabees 12, 4)
We came into being by chance and afterwards shall be as though we had never been. The breath in our nostrils is a puff of smoke, reason a spark from the beating of our hearts; (Wisdom of Solomon 2, 2)
This is the way they reason, but they are misled, since their malice makes them blind. (Wisdom of Solomon 2, 21)
Fear, indeed, is nothing other than the failure of the help offered by reason; (Wisdom of Solomon 17, 12)
Reason should be the basis for every activity, reflection must come before any undertaking. (Ecclesiasticus 37, 16)
How glorious you were in your miracles, Elijah! Has anyone reason to boast as you have? - (Ecclesiasticus 48, 4)
For the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Long ago my people went to Egypt and settled there as aliens; finally Assyria oppressed them for no reason. (Isaiah 52, 4)
