Not the men only, the very walls and floor seemed to sound forth; all things preferring dissolution rather than to see the place defiled.
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3 Maccabees 1:29
Not the men only, but the very walls and floor seemed to sound out, all things preferring death rather than to see the place defiled.
Parallel Translations
Not the men only, but the very walls and floor seemed to sound forth; all things preferring dissolution rather than to see the place defiled.