2 Maccabees 4:50 CPDV

⁴⁸  Therefore, those who brought the case on behalf of the city, and the people, and the sacred vessels were quickly given an unjust punishment.

⁴⁹  For this reason, even the Tyrians, being indignant, proved to be very liberal toward their burial.

⁵⁰  Thus, because of the greed of those who were in power, Menelaus remained in authority, increasing in malice, to the betrayal of the citizens.