4 Maccabees 9:15-17

Revised Standard Version

¹⁵ “Most abominable tyrant, enemy of heavenly justice, savage of mind, you are mangling me in this manner, not because I am a murderer, or as one who acts impiously, but because I protect the divine law.” ¹⁶ And when the guards said, “Agree to eat so that you may be released from the tortures,” ¹⁷ he replied, “You abominable lackeys, your wheel is not so powerful as to strangle my reason. Cut my limbs, burn my flesh, and twist my joints.