3 Maccabees 6:24

²²The king’s wrath was converted into compassion; and he wept at his own machinations.

²³For when he heard the cry, and saw them all on the verge of destruction, with tears he angrily threatened his friends, saying,

— 3 Maccabees 6:24 —

²⁵Who has gathered here, unreasonably removing each from his home, those who, in fidelity to us, had held the fortresses of the country?

²⁶Who has thus consigned to unmerited punishments those who in good will toward us from the beginning have in all things surpassed all nations, and who often have engaged in the most dangerous undertakings?