Holy Scripture
4 Maccabees 8:18
Source: Septuagint
Original
18Shall we not fear, O brethren, the instruments of torture, and weigh the threatenings of torment, and shun this vainglory and destructive pride?
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16O wretched that we are, and exceeding senseless! when the king exhorts us, and calls us to his bounty, should we not obey him?
17Why do we cheer ourselves with vain counsels, and venture upon a disobedience bringing death?
— 4 Maccabees 8:18 —
19Let us have compassion upon our age and relent over the years of our mother.
20And let us bear in mind that we shall be dying as rebels.