4 Maccabees 8:26-28

Common English Bible

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. ²⁸ They held their emotions in check and had full control over their pain.