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.
14
that the priests were no longer intent upon their service at the altar. Despising the sanctuary and neglecting the sacrifices, they hastened to take part in the unlawful proceedings in the wrestling arena after the call to the discus,
15
disdaining the honors prized by their fathers 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.
17
For it is no light thing to show irreverence to the divine laws -- a fact which later events will make clear.
18
When the quadrennial games were being held at Tyre and the king was present,
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