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Simon heard that Trypho had assembled a large army to invade the land of Judah and destroy it,
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and he saw that the people were trembling and fearful. So he went up to Jerusalem, and gathering the people together
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he encouraged them, saying to them, "You yourselves know what great things I and my brothers and the house of my father have done for the laws and the sanctuary; you know also the wars and the difficulties which we have seen.
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By reason of this all my brothers have perished for the sake of Israel, and I alone am left.
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And now, far be it from me to spare my life in any time of distress, for I am not better than my brothers.
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