4 Maccabees 9:15

15 "You bloodstained tyrant, you are an enemy of divine justice, and you have the mind of a savage! You don't abuse me like this because I have murdered someone or acted in a way that wasn't godly but because I protect God's Law!"

4 Maccabees 9:15 In-Context

13 They stretched the honorable young man around this instrument until all his limbs were pulled out of joint.

14 Although every part of his body was broken, he spoke out against the tyrant, saying,

15 "You bloodstained tyrant, you are an enemy of divine justice, and you have the mind of a savage! You don't abuse me like this because I have murdered someone or acted in a way that wasn't godly but because I protect God's Law!"

16 The guards said, "Say that you will eat pork so that you can be set free from these tortures!"

17 But he replied, "You dirty thugs! The wheel is not stretched tight enough to choke off my mind! Keep cutting my limbs, burning my flesh, and twisting my joints.