4 Maccabees 14:13-15

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¹³ Observe how complex is a mother’s love for her children, which draws everything toward an emotion felt in her inmost parts. ¹⁴ Even unreasoning animals, like mankind, have a sympathy and parental love for their offspring. ¹⁵ For example, among birds, the ones that are tame protect their young by building on the housetops,