2 Maccabees 2:27-29

Common English Bible

²⁷ just as it isn’t easy to prepare a banquet for the enjoyment of others. Nevertheless, in order to gain the praise of many, we endure the task cheerfully.

²⁸ Leaving the responsibility for accuracy in the details to the original writer, we must follow the guidelines for preparing a summary. ²⁹ Just as the builder of a new house must give thought to the foundation of the whole, so also the one attempting to paint and decorate must investigate what is suitable for its own decoration. This I think also applies to us.