4 Maccabees 7:15-17

Common English Bible

¹⁵ How honorable is old age, respected gray hair, and a law-abiding life that the faithful seal of death made complete!

¹⁶ So if an old man thought nothing of being tortured to death for the sake of showing God proper respect, without question godly thinking is the commander of the emotions. ¹⁷ Some people might object, “Not everyone has command of the emotions, since not everyone uses wisdom.”