4 Maccabees 13:2-4

Common English Bible

² If they had shown that they were slaves to their emotions by eating the polluting food, we would have admitted that they were conquered by the emotions. ³ But it didn’t turn out that way at all. Instead, they dominated the emotions through the kind of clear thinking that deserves praise in God’s opinion. ⁴ We can’t fail to notice the mind’s leadership because they had power over both emotions and pain.