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• And this was eminently just; because he had committed many sins against the altar whose fire and ashes were holy, he met his death in ashes. (2 Maccabees 13, 8)

• When they had all joined in the same petition and had besought the merciful Lord with weeping and fasting and lying prostrate for three days without ceasing, Judas exhorted them and ordered them to stand ready. (2 Maccabees 13, 12)

• Since you are acquainted, O king, with the details of this matter, deign to take thought for our country and our hard-pressed nation with the gracious kindness which you show to all. (2 Maccabees 14, 9)

• Since it was not possible to oppose the king, he watched for an opportunity to accomplish this by a stratagem. (2 Maccabees 14, 29)

• preferring to die nobly rather than to fall into the hands of sinners and suffer outrages unworthy of his noble birth. (2 Maccabees 14, 42)

• he replied, "And I am a sovereign also, on earth, and I command you to take up arms and finish the king's business." Nevertheless, he did not succeed in carrying out his abominable design. (2 Maccabees 15, 5)

• Encouraged by the words of Judas, so noble and so effective in arousing valor and awaking manliness in the souls of the young, they determined not to carry on a campaign but to attack bravely, and to decide the matter, by fighting hand to hand with all courage, because the city and the sanctuary and the temple were in danger. (2 Maccabees 15, 17)

• My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. (Proverbs 1, 10)

• for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the shades; (Proverbs 2, 18)

• The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is caught in the toils of his sin. (Proverbs 5, 22)

• passing along the street near her corner, taking the road to her house (Proverbs 7, 8)

• Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. (Proverbs 10, 6)