4 Maccabees 3:4
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
Any one of you may not be able to eradicate malice, but reasoning has force to work with you to prevent your yielding to malice.
Greek · Brenton
Κακοήθειάν τις ὑμῶν οὐ δύναται ἐκκόψαι, ἀλλὰ τὸ μὴ καμφθῆναι τῇ κακοηθείᾀ δυνατὸν ὁ λογισμὸς συμμαχῆσαι.