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Forsooth Jason spared not in slaying his citizens, neither he thought prosperity against (his) cousins; and he deemed it for to be most evil [or deeming (it) most evil], that he should take victories of (his) enemies, and not of (his) citizens.

And soothly he wielded not (the) princehood, but took confusion end of his deceits, or his espies, (or his treason); and he flew again, and went into (or unto) (the) Ammonites.

And at the last into (the) undoing of him, he was closed together of Aretas (or he was accused before Aretas), (the) tyrant of (the) Arabians, and flew [or fleeing] from city into city, and was odious to all men, as (an) apostate, or (a) forsaker of (the) laws, and abominable, as (an) enemy of (his) country and citizens, and was cast out into Egypt.

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