4 Maccabees 5:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) “Before I begin to torture you, old man, I would advise you to save yourself by eating pork, Common English Bible “Old man, before I begin to have you tortured, I would advise you to eat the pork and save yourself. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers “I would counsel you, old man, before your tortures begin, to taste the swine’s flesh, and save your life; for I feel respect for your age and hoary head, which since you have had so long, you appear to me to be no philosopher in retaining the superstition of the Jews. World English Bible British Edition “I would counsel you, old man, before your tortures begin, to taste the swine’s flesh, and save your life; for I feel respect for your age and hoary head, which since you have had so long, you appear to me to be no philosopher in retaining the superstition of the Jews. New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 “Before I begin to torture you, old man, I would advise you to save yourself by eating pork, |