16. O sons, noble is the contest; to which you being called as a witness for the nation, strive zealously for the laws of your country.
17. For it were disgraceful that this old man should endure pains for the sake of righteousness, and that you who are younger should be afraid of the tortures.
18. Remember that through God you⌃ obtained existence, and have enjoyed it.
19. And on this second account you⌃ ought to bear every affliction because of God.
20. For whom also our father Abraham was forward to sacrifice Isaac our progenitor, and shuddered not at the sight of his own paternal hand descending down with the sword upon him.