2 Maccabees 6:21-23

Wycliffe Bible

²¹ Soothly these that stood nigh, were moved (al)together by wicked mercy, for eld [or old] friendship of the man, and they took him privily [or taking him privily], and prayed that fleshes should be brought, which it was leaveful (or lawful) to him for to eat, (so) that he were feigned to have eaten, as the king commanded, of the flesh of sacrifice;

²² (so) that by this deed he should be delivered from death; and for eld friendship of the man, they did this humanity, or courtesy, to him. [that this thing feigned, he were delivered from death; and for old friendship of the man, they did this humanity, or courtesy, in him.]

²³ And he began for to think (about) the worthy excellence of age, and of his eld (age), and the free-born hoariness of nobility, and of (his) best living from child(hood); and by the ordinances of (the) holy law, and made of (or by) God, he answered soon, saying, that he would be sent before into hell (or to the grave). [And he began for to think the worthy excellence of age, and his eld, and the free born hoariness, or nobility, and from childhood of best living; and after the ordinances of holy law, and made of God, he answered soon, saying, him for to will to be sent before into hell.]