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His friends and bodyguards, beholding the swift recompense which had suddenly overtaken him, struck with exceeding terror, and fearing that he would die, speedily removed him.
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When in course of time he had come to himself, this severe check caused no repentance within him, but he departed with bitter threatenings.
25
He proceeded to Egypt, grew worse in wickedness through his before mentioned companions in wine, who were lost to all goodness;
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and not satisfied with countless acts of impiety, his audacity so increased that he raised evil reports there, and many of his friends, watching his purpose attentively, joined in furthering his will.
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His purpose was to indict a public stigma upon our race; wherefore he erected a pillar at the tower-porch, and caused the following inscription to be engraved upon it:
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