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Read›4 Maccabees›Chapter 2
In 2 translations
- WEB
- Reason appears to be master of the more violent emotions, like love of empire, empty boasting, and slander.
- LXXE
- And reasoning appears to be master of the more violent passions, as love of empire and empty boasting, and arrogance, and loud boasting, and slander.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ τῶν βιοτέρων δὲ παθῶν κρατεῖν ὁ λογισμὸς φαίνεται, φιλαρχίας, καὶ κενοδοξίας, καὶ ἀλαζονείας, καὶ μεγαλαυχίας, καὶ βασκανίας.