2 Maccabees 4:48-50 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

48. Therefore, those who brought the case on behalf of the city, and the people, and the sacred vessels were quickly given an unjust punishment.

49. For this reason, even the Tyrians, being indignant, proved to be very liberal toward their burial.

50. Thus, because of the greed of those who were in power, Menelaus remained in authority, increasing in malice, to the betrayal of the citizens.

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