4 Maccabees 2:4
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
And it is not merely the stimulus of sensual indulgence, but that of every desire, that reasoning is able to master.
Greek · Brenton
Οὐ μόνον δὲ τὴν τῆς ἡδυπαθείας οἰστρηλασίαν ἐπικρατεῖν ὁ λογισμὸς φαίνεται, ἀλλὰ καὶ πάσης ἐπιθυμίας.