ASV Byzantine Text
Ridiculous would it be were it not so; and I prove that reasoning hath not only mastered pains, but that it is also superior to the pleasures, and withstandeth them.
4 Maccabees 6:35
13 translations of 23 that include the deuterocanon
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
I have proved not only that reason has mastered agonies, but also that it masters pleasures and in no respect yields to them.
Brenton English Septuagint
Ridiculous would it be were it not so; and I prove that reasoning has not only mastered pains, but that it is also superior to the pleasures, and withstands them.
LXX2012 U. S. English
Ridiculous would it be were it not so; and I prove that reasoning has not only mastered pains, but that it is also superior to the pleasures, and withstands them.
British English Septuagint 2012
Ridiculous would it be were it not so; and I prove that reasoning has not only mastered pains, but that it is also superior to the pleasures, and withstands them.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
Il serait ridicule qu'il n'en soit pas ainsi. Je prouve que le raisonnement n'a pas seulement maîtrisé les douleurs, mais qu'il est aussi supérieur aux plaisirs, et qu'il y résiste.
Spanish BLL
Sería ridículo si no fuera así. Yo les pruebo que la razón no solo ha logrado dominar el dolor, sino que también es superior a los placeres y sabe cómo resistirlos.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
Sería ridículo si no fuera así. Demuestro que el razonamiento no solo ha dominado los dolores, sino que también es superior a los placeres, y los resiste.
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
Ridiculous would it be were it not so; and I prove that reasoning has not only mastered pains, but that it is also superior to the pleasures, and withstands them.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
It would be ridiculous if it weren’t so. I prove that reasoning has not only mastered pains, but that it is also superior to the pleasures, and withstands them.
World English Bible Classic
It would be ridiculous if it weren’t so. I prove that reasoning has not only mastered pains, but that it is also superior to the pleasures, and withstands them.
World English Bible Updated
It would be ridiculous if it weren’t so. I prove that reasoning has not only mastered pains, but that it is also superior to the pleasures, and withstands them.
Brenton Septuagint
Ἐπεὶ καὶ γελοῖον· καὶ οὐ μόνον τῶν ἀλγηδόνων ἐπιδείκνυμι κεκρατηκέναι τὸν λογισμὸν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῶν ἡδονῶν κρατεῖν, μηδὲ αὐταῖς ὑπείκειν.