1 Esdras 4:28

28 So now do you believe me? "The emperor's power is certainly great - no nation has the courage to attack him.

1 Esdras 4:28 In-Context

26 Some men are driven out of their minds on account of a woman, and others become slaves for the sake of a woman.

27 Others have been put to death, have ruined their lives, or have committed crimes because of a woman.

28 So now do you believe me? "The emperor's power is certainly great - no nation has the courage to attack him.

29 But once I saw him with Apame, his concubine, the daughter of the famous Bartacus. While sitting at the emperor's right,

30 she took his crown off his head, put it on her own, and then slapped his face with her left hand.