2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 4:50

ὁ δὲ Μενέλαος διὰ τὰς τῶν κρατούντων πλεονεξίας ἔμενεν ἐπὶ τῇ ἀρχῇ ἐπιφυόμενος τῇ κακίᾳ μέγας τῶν πολιτῶν ἐπίβουλος καθεστώς.
King James Version (KJV)

And so through the covetousness of them that were of power Menelaus remained still in authority, increasing in malice, and being a great traitor to the citizens.

Modern English

And so, through the greed of those in power, Menelaus kept his position, growing ever more malicious and becoming a great betrayer of his fellow citizens.

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