4 Maccabees 9:29-31

Common English Bible

²⁹ “Any kind of death is sweet for the sake of the godly way of life of our ancestors!” Then he said to the tyrant, ³⁰ “You are the most barbaric tyrant of all. Don’t you think that you are being tortured worse than I am, since you are seeing the proud logic of tyranny defeated by our endurance for the sake of our godly way of life? ³¹ I ease my pain with the pleasure that comes from godly character.