(2 Maccabees 4:6) For he saw that it was impossible that the state should continue quiet, and Simon leave his folly, unless the king did look thereunto.
4:6 Ngoba wakubona lokho, ngaphandle kwelungiselelo lobukhosi, bekungeke kwenzeke ukuhlinzeka ukuthula emicimbini, futhi uSimon wayengeke ayeke ubuwula bakhe.