2 Maccabees 9:12

12 Unable to put up with his own odor, he said, "It is fair to submit to God and for humans to stop thinking that they are God's equals."

2 Maccabees 9:12 In-Context

10 The one who had formerly thought that he could touch the stars of heaven couldn't be transported by anyone because of the intense, unbearable stench.

11 From this point on, he began to lose arrogance. He felt devastated and became aware of the divine punishment, suffering intense pain every moment.

12 Unable to put up with his own odor, he said, "It is fair to submit to God and for humans to stop thinking that they are God's equals."

13 This repulsive individual solemnly promised to the Lord (although God no longer had mercy on him), declaring that

14 the holy city, to which he was rushing to knock down to the ground and turn into a mass cemetery, was now free.