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The latter, realising that the man had well and truly outmanoeuvred him, went to the greatest and holiest of Temples when the priests were offering the customary sacrifices, and ordered them to surrender Judas. (2 Maccabees 14, 31)
he retorted, 'And I, as sovereign on earth, order you to take up arms and do the king's business.' For all that, he did not manage to carry out his wicked plan. (2 Maccabees 15, 5)
Encouraged by the noble words of Judas, which had the power to inspire valour and give the young the spirit of mature men, they decided not to entrench themselves in a camp, but bravely to take the offensive and, in hand-to-hand fighting, to commit the result to the fortune of war, since the city, their holy religion and the Temple were in danger. (2 Maccabees 15, 17)
Maccabaeus took note of these masses confronting him, the glittering array of armour and the fierce aspect of the elephants; then, raising his hands to heaven, he called on the Lord who works miracles, in the knowledge that it is not by force of arms but as he sees fit to decide, that victory is granted by him to such as deserve it. (2 Maccabees 15, 21)
May these men be struck down by the might of your arm, since they have come with blasphemy on their lips to attack your holy people.' And on these words he finished. (2 Maccabees 15, 24)
At this, everyone sent blessings heavenwards to the glorious Lord, saying, 'Blessed be he who has preserved his holy place from pollution!' (2 Maccabees 15, 34)
So ends the episode of Nicanor, and as, since then, the city has remained in the possession of the Hebrews, I shall bring my own work to an end here too. (2 Maccabees 15, 37)
My child, if sinners try to seduce you, do not go with them. (Proverbs 1, 10)
we can swallow them alive, like Sheol, and whole, like those who sink into oblivion. (Proverbs 1, 12)
Since I have called and you have refused me, since I have beckoned and no one has taken notice, (Proverbs 1, 24)
since you have ignored all my advice and rejected all my warnings, (Proverbs 1, 25)
since they will increase your length of days, your years of life and your well-being. (Proverbs 3, 2)
