3 Maccabees 6:23-25

Revised Standard Version

²³ For when he heard the shouting and saw them all fallen headlong to destruction, he wept and angrily threatened his friends, saying, ²⁴ “You are committing treason and surpassing tyrants in cruelty; and even me, your benefactor, you are now attempting to deprive of dominion and life by secretly devising acts of no advantage to the kingdom. ²⁵ Who is it that has taken each man from his home and senselessly gathered here those who faithfully have held the fortresses of our country?