1 Esdras 4:12
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
O ye men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his tongue.
Greek · Brenton
Ὦ ἄνδρες, πῶς οὐχ ὑπερισχύει ὁ βασιλεὺς, ὅτι οὕτως ἐπάκουστός ἐστι; καὶ ἐσίγησεν.