1 Maccabees 2:7-9

Common English Bible

“Horrible! Why was I born to see this—
    the ruin of my people,
    the ruin of the holy city?
        Why was I born to live there when it was given over to the enemy,
            and when the sanctuary
            was given over to strangers?
⁸ Her temple has become
like a person stripped of honor.
⁹     Her glorious equipment
    has been taken away into exile.
        Her babies have been killed
        in her streets,
        her young people
        by the enemy’s sword.