3 Maccabees 2:25LXX

23His friends and body-guards, beholding the swift recompense which had suddenly overtaken him, struck with exceeding terror, and fearing that he would die, speedily removed him.

24When in course of time he had come to himself, this severe check caused no repentance within him, but he departed with bitter threatenings.

25He proceeded to Egypt, grew worse in wickedness through his beforementioned companions in wine, who were lost to all goodness;

26and not satisfied with countless acts of impiety, his audacity so increased that he raised evil reports there, and many of his friends, watching his purpose attentively, joined in furthering his will.

27His purpose was to inflict a public stigma upon our race; wherefore he erected a pillar at the tower-porch, and caused the following inscription to be engraven upon it: