4 Maccabees 5:11-13

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹¹ Will you not awaken from your foolish philosophy, dispel your futile reasonings, adopt a mind appropriate to your years, philosophize according to the truth of what is beneficial, ¹² and have compassion on your old age by honouring my humane advice? ¹³ For consider this: if there is some power watching over this religion of yours, it will excuse you from any transgression that arises out of compulsion.’