4 Maccabees 3:2
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
in such a way as that any one of you may not be able to root out desire, but reasoning will enable you to avoid being enslaved to it.
Greek · Brenton
Οἷον ἐπιθυμίαν τις ὑμῶν οὐ δύναται ἐκκόψαι, ἀλλὰ μὴ δουλωθῆναι τῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ δύναται ὁ λογισμὸς παρασχέσθαι.