1 Maccabees 6:9–13

And he was there many days, because great grief was renewed upon him; and he reckoned that he was about to die. And he called for all his Friends, and said unto them: ‘Sleep departeth from mine eyes, and ⁽my⁽ heart faileth for care. And I said in ⁽my⁽ heart, Unto what tribulation am I come, and how great a flood is it wherein I now am! For I was gracious and beloved in my power. But now I remember the evils which I did at Jerusalem, and that I took all the vessels of silver and gold that were therein, and sent forth ⁽armies⁽ to destroy the inhabitants of Judah without a cause. I perceive that on this account these evils are come upon me, and, behold, I perish through great grief in a strange land.’