they considered their own interests more important

From LSJ

τίκτει γὰρ κόρος ὕβριν, ὅταν πολὺς ὄλβος ἕπηται ἀνθρώποις ὁπ̣όσοις μὴ νόος ἄρτιος ἦι → satiety breeds arrogance whenever men with unfit minds have great wealth

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

τὸ ἑαυτῶν προὐργιαίτερον ἐποιήσαντο

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