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Read›4 Maccabees›Chapter 1
In 2 translations
- WEB
- If, then, reasoning appears to hold the mastery over the emotions which stand in the way of temperance, such as gluttony and lust,
- LXXE
- If, then, reasoning appears to hold the mastery over the passions which stand in the way of temperance, such as gluttony and lust,
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Εἰ ἄρα τῶν σωφροσύνης κωλυτικῶν παθῶν ὁ λογισμὸς φαίνεται ἐπικρατεῖν, γαστριμαργίας τε καὶ ἐπιθυμίας·