New American Bible
Just as it is unpleasant to drink wine by itself or just water, whereas wine mixed with water makes a delightful and pleasing drink, so a skillfully composed story delights the ears of those who read the work. Let this, then, be the end.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For as it is hurtful to drink always wine, or always water, but pleasant to use sometimes the one, and sometimes the other: so if the speech be always nicely framed, it will not be grateful to the readers. But here it shall be ended.

For as it is hurtful to drink always wine, or always water, but pleasant to use sometimes the one, and sometimes the other: so if the speech be always nicely framed, it will not be grateful to the readers. But here it shall be ended.

2 Maccabees 15:38
So these things being done with relation to Nicanor, and from that time the city being possessed by the Hebrews, I also will here make an end of my narration.

2 Maccabees 15:39
Which if I have done well, and as it becometh the history, it is what I desired: but if not so perfectly, it must be pardoned me.

Wisdom 1:1
Love justice, you that are the judges of the earth. Think of the Lord in goodness, and seek him in simplicity of heart:

Wisdom 1:2
For he is found by them that tempt him not: and he sheweth himself to them that have faith in him.