20 In the middle of this torture he said, "This contest is suitable for our godly way of life. So many of us brothers have been called to an arena of suffering because we respect God and we remain undefeated! We haven’t been defeated in this contest!
21 Godly knowledge can never be beaten, you tyrant.
22 I will die with my brothers also because I’m fully armed with moral character.
23 I myself will call for an avenger to come against you. You invent new ways to torture people, and you are an enemy of those who are truly devout!
24 The six of us boys have brought your tyranny to an end.
25 You haven’t been able to make us change our minds or to force us to eat polluting food. Isn’t this a sign that your rule of tyranny is over?
26 Your hot fires feel cold to us; your catapults are painless; your violence has no real power.