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For this reason heavy disaster overtook them, and those whose ways of living they admired and wished to imitate completely became their enemies and punished them.
14
that the priests were no longer intent upon their service at the altar. Despising the sanctuary and neglecting the sacrifices, they hurried to take part in the unlawful proceedings in the wrestling arena after the signal for the discus-throwing,
15
disdaining the honors prized by their ancestors and putting the highest value upon Greek forms of prestige.
16
For this reason heavy disaster overtook them, and those whose ways of living they admired and wished to imitate completely became their enemies and punished them.
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It is no light thing to show irreverence to the divine laws—a fact that later events will make clear.
18
When the quadrennial games were being held at Tyre and the king was present,
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