4 Maccabees 8:25-27

Common English Bible

²⁵ The Law itself would have difficulty giving us the death penalty since we sin out of fear of these instruments. ²⁶ Why are we eager to fight a losing battle or so interested in being stubborn when we know it will kill us? We can enjoy a trouble-free life if we just obey the king!”

²⁷ Even though these young men were about to be tortured, they didn’t say or even think about such things.