4 Maccabees 5:33-35

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³³ I do not so pity my old age as to break the ancestral law by my own act. ³⁴ I will not play false to you, O law that trained me, nor will I renounce you, beloved self-control. ³⁵ I will not put you to shame, philosophical reason, nor will I reject you, honored priesthood and knowledge of the law.