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4 Maccabees 3:5

For reasoning is not an eradicator, but an antagonist of the emotions.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
For reasoning is not an eradicator, but an antagonist of the passions.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
For reasoning is not an eradicator, but an antagonist of the passions.
Septuagint in American English (2012)