They are all hardened rebels, going about to slander. They are bronze and iron; they all act corruptly.

他们都是极悖逆的，往来谗谤人。他们是铜是铁，都行坏事。

In the beginning the right to construct such undertakings was freely, and often corruptly, granted to private companies by city councils.

起初，建设此类企业的权利是由市议会自由授予私营公司的，而且往往是腐败的。