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4 Maccabees 2:20

For if reasoning didn’t possess the power of subduing angry affections, he would not have said this.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
For if reasoning did not possess the power of subduing angry affections, he would not have spoken thus.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
For if reasoning did not possess the power of subduing angry affections, he would not have spoken thus.
Septuagint in American English (2012)