4 Maccabees 10:17-19

Revised Standard Version

¹⁷ When he heard this, the bloodthirsty, murderous, and utterly abominable Anti′ochus gave orders to cut out his tongue. ¹⁸ But he said, “Even if you remove my organ of speech, God hears also those who are mute. ¹⁹ See, here is my tongue; cut it off, for in spite of this you will not make our reason speechless.