4 Maccabees 9:17

17 he replied, "You abominable lackeys, your wheel is not so powerful as to strangle my reason. Cut my limbs, burn my flesh, and twist my joints;

4 Maccabees 9:17 In-Context

15 "Most abominable tyrant, enemy of heavenly justice, savage of mind, you are mangling me in this manner, not because I am a murderer, or as one who acts impiously, but because I protect the divine law."

16 And when the guards said, "Agree to eat so that you may be released from the tortures,"

17 he replied, "You abominable lackeys, your wheel is not so powerful as to strangle my reason. Cut my limbs, burn my flesh, and twist my joints;

18 through all these tortures I will convince you that children of the Hebrews alone are invincible where virtue is concerned."

19 While he was saying these things, they spread fire under him, and while fanning the flames they tightened the wheel further.