1. "What are you waiting for, tyrant? We are ready to die rather than sin against the commandments handed down by our ancestors!
2. We would be a disgrace to our parents if we didn’t maintain our commitment to the Law and to Moses our chief advisor.
3. You, tyrant, advise lawless behavior. In your hatred for us, don’t pity us more than we pity ourselves!
4. We consider your pity, which offers safety at the cost of breaking our Law, to be more bitter than death.
5. You are trying to frighten us with threats of torture and death as if you’ve learned nothing from Eleazar just a short while ago.