1 Maccabees 13:44-46

New Catholic Bible

⁴⁴ The men leapt from the siege-machine into the city, and a great tumult arose there. ⁴⁵ The men of the city, with their wives and children, mounted the walls with their garments torn, and they cried out loudly, imploring Simon to make peace with them. ⁴⁶ “Do not treat us as our wickedness deserves,” they said, “but according to your mercy.”