4 Maccabees 2:4 — all translations

ASV Byzantine Text

And it is not merely the stimulus of sensual indulgence, but that of every desire, that reasoning is able to master.

Not only is reason proved to rule over the frenzied urge of sexual desire, but also over every desire.

And it is not merely the stimulus of sensual indulgence, but that of every desire, that reasoning is able to master.

And it is not merely the stimulus of sensual indulgence, but that of every desire, that reasoning is able to master.

And it is not merely the stimulus of sensual indulgence, but that of every desire, that reasoning is able to master.

Ce n'est pas seulement le stimulus de l'indulgence sensuelle, mais celui de tout désir, que le raisonnement est capable de maîtriser.

No es solo el estímulo de darse gustos sensuales, sino el de cualquier deseo, lo que la razón puede llegar a dominar.

No es meramente el estímulo de la indulgencia sensual, sino el de todo deseo, el que el razonamiento es capaz de dominar.

And it is not merely the stimulus of sensual indulgence, but that of every desire, that reasoning is able to master.

It isn’t merely the stimulus of sensual indulgence, but that of every desire, that reasoning is able to master.

It isn’t merely the stimulus of sensual indulgence, but that of every desire, that reasoning is able to master.

It isn’t merely the stimulus of sensual indulgence, but that of every desire, that reasoning is able to master.

Οὐ μόνον δὲ τὴν τῆς ἡδυπαθείας οἰστρηλασίαν ἐπικρατεῖν ὁ λογισμὸς φαίνεται, ἀλλὰ καὶ πάσης ἐπιθυμίας.