3 Maccabees 2:17-19

Revised Standard Version

¹⁷ Do not punish us for the defilement committed by these men, or call us to account for this profanation, lest the transgressors boast in their wrath or exult in the arrogance of their tongue, saying, ¹⁸ ‘We have trampled down the house of the sanctuary as offensive houses^[a] are trampled down.’ ¹⁹ Wipe away our sins and disperse our errors, and reveal your mercy at this hour.