4 Maccabees 2:14-16

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Don’t think it’s strange that clear thinking should have control over hatred between enemies. Because of the Law, we don’t cut down an enemy’s orchard in war, but instead we try to keep an enemy’s property safe from destruction and help rebuild what has fallen down.

¹⁵ clear thinking even keeps the more violent emotions in check, like the thirst for power, desire for glory, pride, self-importance, and jealousy. ¹⁶ The sensible mind rejects these destructive emotions, along with anger, because it rules over that emotion as well.