1 Esdras 4:3 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

But the king is stronger; he is their lord and master, and whatever he says to them they obey.

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But the king is most superior, because he is their ruler and master, and whatever he might say to them they obey as soon as they hear it.

But the emperor is the strongest of them all; he is their lord and master, and men obey him, no matter what he commands.

But yet the king is stronger. He is their lord and has dominion over them. In whatever he commands them, they obey him.

But the emperor is the strongest of them all; he is their lord and master, and men obey him, no matter what he commands.

But yet the king is stronger. He is their lord and has dominion over them. In whatever he commands them, they obey him.

But yet is the king stronger: and he is their lord, and hath dominion over them; and in whatsoever he commandeth them they obey him.