A citation from the library
George Leo Haydock, on Jdt 3:2
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Jdt 3:2 · Douay-Rheims
“Let thy indignation towards us cease: for it is better for us to live and serve Nabuchodonosor the great king, and be subject to thee, than to die and to perish, or suffer the miseries of slavery.”
On this verse:
“Great. This was his usual title, Daniel ii. 30., and 4 Kings xviii. 19. (Calmet) — Slavery. Yet they make an unconditional submission. (Haydock) — It is better for us to submit to servitude than to be slaughtered like our brethren. (Menochius)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.