4 Maccabees 2:16-18

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¹⁶ For the temperate mind repels all these malicious emotions, just as it repels anger—for it is sovereign over even this. ¹⁷ When Moses was angry with Dathan and Abi′ram he did nothing against them in anger, but controlled his anger by reason. ¹⁸ For, as I have said, the temperate mind is able to get the better of the emotions, to correct some, and to render others powerless.