2 Maccabees 4:6
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CEB
He recognized that without royal attention public affairs would not return to a peaceful state, and Simon would not cease from his madness.
DRA
For he saw that, except the king took care, it was impossible that matters should be settled in peace, or that Simon would cease from his folly.
GNT
He realized that without the king's cooperation there was no hope for peace, and Simon would keep on with his foolishness.
NABRE
He saw that without royal attention it would be impossible to have a peaceful government, and that Simon would not desist from his folly.
NCB
He saw that, unless the king intervened, public order could not exist and that Simon would persist in his madness.
NRSVA
For he saw that without the king’s attention public affairs could not again reach a peaceful settlement, and that Simon would not stop his folly.
NRSVACE
For he saw that without the king’s attention public affairs could not again reach a peaceful settlement, and that Simon would not stop his folly.
NRSVCE
For he saw that without the king’s attention public affairs could not again reach a peaceful settlement, and that Simon would not stop his folly.
NRSVUE
For he saw that, without the king’s attention, public affairs could not again reach a peaceful settlement and that Simon would not stop his folly.
RSV
For he saw that without the king’s attention public affairs could not again reach a peaceful settlement, and that Simon would not stop his folly.
RSVCE
For he saw that without the king’s attention public affairs could not again reach a peaceful settlement, and that Simon would not stop his folly.
WYC
For he saw, that it was impossible that peace were given to things without the king’s purveyance, and that Simon might not cease of (or from) his folly.
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