2 Maccabees 2:26

Therefore to us, that have taken upon us this painful labour of abridging, it was not easy, but a matter of sweat and watching;

Therefore to us, that have taken upon us this painful labor of abridging, it was not easy, but a matter of sweat and watching;

Although to us, who have taken upon ourselves the painful labor of the abridgement, the task is not easy, but a matter of sweat and sleeplessness,