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Ezra 4:14
Swete's Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible
καὶ ἀσχημοσύνην βασιλέως οὐκ ἔξεστιν ἡμῖν ἰδεῖν· διὰ τοῦτο ἐπέμψαμεν καὶ ἐγνωρίσαμεν τῷ βασιλεῖ
Now because we are in the service of the palace (note: Literally because the salt of the palace is our salt) and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored, we have sent to inform the king