4 Maccabees 1:3
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
If, then, reasoning appears to hold the mastery over the passions which stand in the way of temperance, such as gluttony and lust,
Greek · Brenton
Εἰ ἄρα τῶν σωφροσύνης κωλυτικῶν παθῶν ὁ λογισμὸς φαίνεται ἐπικρατεῖν, γαστριμαργίας τε καὶ ἐπιθυμίας·