4 Maccabees 1:3
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Therefore, if clear thinking is shown to control the emotions that prevent self-control, such as the tendency to overeat and rampant desire,
If, then, it is evident that reason rules over those emotions that hinder self-control, namely gluttony and lust,
If, then, it is evident that reason rules over those passions that hinder self-control, namely, gluttony and lust,
If, then, it is evident that reason rules over those emotions that hinder self-control, namely, gluttony and lust,
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