2 Maccabees 4:17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁷ For it is no light thing to show irreverence to the divine laws—a fact which later events will make clear.

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Common English Bible

¹⁷ To be ungodly in the face of the divine laws isn’t a light matter, as the following events would reveal.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ But acting impiously against the divine laws does not go unpunished, as these subsequent events will reveal.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ For acting wickedly against the laws of God doth not pass unpunished: but this the time following will declare.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁷ It is a serious thing to disregard God's Law, as you will see from the following events.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

¹⁷ For it is not a light thing to show irreverence to God’s laws, but later events will make this clear.

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