2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 4:5

πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα διεκομίσθη οὐ γινόμενος τῶν πολιτῶν κατήγορος, τὸ δὲ σύμφορον κοινῇ καὶ κατ’ ἰδίαν παντὶ τῷ πλήθει σκοπῶν·
King James Version (KJV)

He went to the king, not to be an accuser of his countrymen, but seeking the good of all, both publick and private:

Modern English

went to the king, not to accuse his own countrymen, but seeking the good of everyone, public and private alike,

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