4 Maccabees 1:2
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
For reason is necessary to every one as a step to science: and more especially does it embrace the praise of prudence, the highest virtue.
Greek · Brenton
Καὶ γὰρ ἀναγκαῖος εἰς ἐπιστήμην παντὶ ὁ λόγος, καὶ ἄλλως τῆς μεγίστης ἀρετῆς ἀρετῆς, λέγω δὴ φρονήσεως, περιέχει ἔπαινον·