4 Maccabees 3:15
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
But he, though parched up with thirst, reasoned that a draught reputed of equal value to blood, would be terribly dangerous to his soul.
Greek · Brenton
Ὁ δὲ καὶ περὶ τὴν δίψαν διαπυρούμενος, ἐλογίσατο πάνδεινον εἶναι κίνδυνον τῇ ψυχῇ λογισθὲν ἰσοδύναμον τὸ ποτὸν αἵματι.