17 I.e. the Greeks were not content with the older Septuagint translation, but produced newer translations from the Hebrew original in the manner of the Septuagint translators. Latin speakers should be inspired by their scholarly example.
18 I.e. the Greek versions which differ from each other.
19 Lit. "as we have."
20 Lit. "we are better able."
21 I.e. about the correct reading from among the variants.
22 Lit. "as we ourselves understand."
23 Vergil, Aen. 2.329
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