And as to ourselves indeed, in undertaking this work of abridging, we have taken in hand no easy task; yea, rather a business full of watching and sweat.

And as to ourselves indeed, in undertaking this work of abridging, we have taken in hand no easy task; yea, rather a business full of watching and sweat.

2 Maccabees 2:25
For considering the multitude of books, and the difficulty that they find that desire to undertake the narrations of histories, because of the multitude of the matter,

2 Maccabees 2:26
We have taken care for those indeed that are willing to read, that it might be a pleasure of mind: and for the studious, that they may more easily commit to memory: and that all that read might receive profit.

2 Maccabees 2:28
But as they that prepare a feast, and seek to satisfy the will of others: for the sake of many, we willingly undergo the labour.

2 Maccabees 2:29
Leaving to the authors the exact handling of every particular, and as for ourselves, according to the plan proposed, studying to be brief.