Common English Bible

1 Esdras 4:1-3 Common English Bible (CEB)

1. Then the second young man, who had spoken of the strength of the king, spoke:

2. "Gentlemen, aren’t people superior who control land and sea and all that’s in them?

3. But the king is most superior, because he is their ruler and master, and whatever he might say to them they obey as soon as they hear it.