4 Maccabees 12:9-11

Common English Bible

⁹ They were very happy with the boy’s announcement, so they quickly let him go. ¹⁰ He ran to the nearest container of burning coal ¹¹ and said, “You unholy tyrant! Of all evil people, you are the farthest from God! You received your kingdom and all good things from God. So why have you felt no shame for murdering God’s servants and torturing the champions of the godly way of life?