And when he himself could not abide his own smell, he said these words, It is meet to be subject unto God, and that a man that is mortal should not proudly think of himself, as if he were God.
LXX2012
2 Maccabees 9:12
And when he himself could not abide his own smell, he said these words, It is meet to be subject to God, and that a man that is mortal should not proudly think of himself if he were God.
Parallel Translations
And when he himself could not abide his own smell, he said these words, It is meet to be subject unto God, and that a man that is mortal should not proudly think of himself if he were God.
When he himself could not stand his own smell, he said these words: “It is right to be subject to God, and that one who is mortal should not think they are equal to God.”
And when he him self might not abide his owne stinke, he said these wordes, It is mete to be subiect vnto God,& that a man which is mortal, shulde not thinke him self equal vnto God through pride.