4 Maccabees 5:8
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
It seems senseless not to enjoy what is pleasant, yet not disgraceful; and from notions of sinfulness, to reject the boons of nature.
Greek · Brenton
Καὶ γὰρ ἀνόητον τοῦτο τὸ μὴ ἀπολαύειν τῶν χωρὶς ὀνείδους ἡδέων, καὶ διʼ ἄδικον ἀποστρέφεσθαι τὰς τῆς φύσεως χάριτας.