4 Maccabees 3:1 — all translations

ASV Byzantine Text

The argument is exceedingly ridiculous: for reasoning doth not appear to bear sway over its own affections, but over those of the body,

But this argument is entirely ridiculous; for it is evident that reason rules not over its own emotions, but over those of the body.

The argument is exceedingly ridiculous: for reasoning does not appear to bear sway over its own affections, but over those of the body,

The argument is exceedingly ridiculous: for reasoning does not appear to bear sway over its own affections, but over those of the body,

The argument is exceedingly ridiculous: for reasoning does not appear to bear sway over its own affections, but over those of the body,

L'argument est extrêmement ridicule, car le raisonnement ne semble pas régir ses propres affections, mais celles du corps,

Este argumento es de lo más ridículo, porque la razón no parece gobernar sobre sus propios afectos, sino sobre los del cuerpo.

El argumento es en extremo ridículo, porque el razonamiento no parece gobernar sobre sus propios afectos, sino sobre los del cuerpo,

The argument is exceedingly ridiculous: for reasoning does not appear to bear sway over its own affections, but over those of the body,

The argument is exceedingly ridiculous, for reasoning doesn’t appear to rule over its own affections, but over those of the body,

The argument is exceedingly ridiculous, for reasoning doesn’t appear to rule over its own affections, but over those of the body,

The argument is exceedingly ridiculous, for reasoning doesn’t appear to rule over its own affections, but over those of the body,

Ἐστὶ δὲ κομιδῆ γελοῖος ὁ λογισμός οὐ γὰρ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ παθῶν ὁ λογισμὸς ἐπικρατεῖν φαίνεται, ἀλλὰ τῶν σωματικῶν.