Midrash sobre Lamentações 3:58

“Lord, You have fought the battles of my soul; You redeemed my life. Lord, You have seen the wrongs committed against me; judge my case. You have seen all their vengeance, all their thoughts against me” (Lamentations 3:58–60).
“Lord, You have fought the battles of my soul; You redeemed my life. Lord, You have seen the wrongs committed against me; judge my case” – A certain Jew passed before Hadrian and greeted him. He said to him: ‘Who are you?’ He said to him: ‘A Jew.’ He said to him: ‘Is there a Jew who passes before Hadrian and greets him?’ [Hadrian] said [to his men]: ‘Go and behead him.’ Another passed, he saw what had befallen the one who preceded him, and he did not greet him. [Hadrian] said to him: ‘Who are you?’ He said to him: ‘A Jew.’ He said to him: ‘Is there a Jew who passes before Hadrian and does not greet him?’ [Hadrian] said to [his men]: ‘Go and behead him.’ His advisers said to him: ‘We do not understand these actions that you are performing. One who greets you is executed and one who does not greet you is executed?’ He said to them: ‘Do you seek to advise me how I am supposed to execute my enemies?’⁷⁹These were merely pretexts to kill my enemies. The Divine Presence was screaming and saying: “Lord, You have seen the wrongs committed against me.… You have seen all their vengeance…”