4 Maccabees 12:4
Source: Septuagint
4Thou seest the end of the madness of thy brethren: for they have died in torture through disobedience; and you, if disobedient, having been miserably tormented, will yourself perish prematurely.
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2whom the tyrant pitying, though he had been dreadfully reproached by his brethren,
3seeing him already encompassed with chains, had him brought nearer, and endeavored to counsel him, saying,
— 4 Maccabees 12:4 —
5But if you obey, you shall be my friend, and have a charge over the affairs of the kingdom.
6And having thus exhorted him, he sent for the mother of the boy; that, by condoling with her for the loss of so many sons, he might incline her, through the hope of safety, to render the survivor obedient.