2 Maccabees 9:24
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
to the end that, if any thing fell out contrary to expectation, or if any tidings were brought that were grievous, they of the land, knowing to whom the state was left, might not be troubled:
Greek · Brenton
ὅπως ἐάν τι παράδοξον ἀποβαίνῃ, ἤ καὶ προσαγγελθῇ τι δυοχερὲς, εἰδότες οἱ κατὰ τὴν χώραν ᾧ καταλέλειπται τὰ πράγματα, μὴ ἐπιταράσσωνται·