44. And when the king had arrived at Tyre, three men were sent from the elders to bring the matter to him.
45. But when Menelaus was overcome, he promised to give much money to Ptolemy to persuade the king.
46. And so, Ptolemy went to the king in a certain court where he was, as if merely to refresh himself, and he influenced him away from the sentence.
47. And so Menelaus, though indeed guilty of all malice, was absolved of the crimes. Moreover, these pitiable men, who, even if they had pleaded their case before Scythians, would have been judged innocent, he condemned to death.