4 Maccabees 5:27

27 You are acting like a tyrant, trying not only to force us to break our Law but you are trying also to make us eat forbidden food that we hate just so you can make fun of us.

4 Maccabees 5:27 In-Context

25 "So we don't eat forbidden foods. We believe that God gave us the Law. The creator of the cosmic order has shown us compassion by giving us the Law in accordance with nature.

26 He has allowed us to eat what is most appropriate for our lives, but he has forbidden us to eat meat that would interfere with our welfare.

27 You are acting like a tyrant, trying not only to force us to break our Law but you are trying also to make us eat forbidden food that we hate just so you can make fun of us.

28 You won't have a chance to laugh at me.

29 I'm not going to break the sacred promises my ancestors made to keep the Law,