4 Maccabees 6:14

14 "Eleazar, why are you throwing your life away so thoughtlessly in the midst of these torments?

4 Maccabees 6:14 In-Context

12 Some members of the king's staff were moved by Eleazar's situation, partly out of pity for his old age,

13 partly because of their previous relationship with him, and partly out of admiration for his endurance. These people came to him and said,

14 "Eleazar, why are you throwing your life away so thoughtlessly in the midst of these torments?

15 We will set some cooked meat in front of you. Save yourself by pretending that it is pork and eat it."

16 Eleazar screamed out as if this advice were even more painful than the whips: