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4 Maccabees 5:6-8
Common English Bible
4 Maccabees 5:6-8
Common English Bible
6 “Old man, before I begin to have you tortured, I would advise you to eat the pork and save yourself. 7 I respect your old age. Even though you have had gray hair for a long time, you don’t seem to have a mature understanding of things, since you observe the Jewish religion. 8 Why are you disgusted by eating this animal’s delicious meat? It’s a gift that nature has given to us.
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