4 Maccabees 1:1

Original-language manuscripts with divine name restoration — read the full parallel view at all4yah.com.

World English Bible (english)

As I am going to demonstrate a most philosophical proposition, namely, that religious reasoning is absolute master of the emotions. I would willingly advise you to give the utmost heed to philosophy.

Septuagint (Rahlfs 1935) (greek)

φιλοσοφώτατον λόγον ἐπιδείκνυσθαι μέλλων εἰ αὐτοδέσποτός ἐστιν τῶν παθῶν ὁ εὐσεβὴς λογισμός συμβουλεύσαιμ᾿ ἂν ὑμῖν ὀρθῶς ὅπως προσέχητε προθύμως τῇ φιλοσοφίᾳ

Peshitta (Syriac/Aramaic OT) (aramaic)

ܡܠܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܘܣܦܘܬܐ ܡܛܝܒ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܚ̇ܘܐ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ. ܕܐܢ ܡܫܠܛܐ ܗܘ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܕܫ̇ܠܡ ܠܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܡ̇ܠܟ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܬܪܝܨܐܝܬ̣ ܕܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܬܚܘܪܘܢ ܒܦܝܠܣܘܦܘܬܐ.

Codex Sinaiticus (greek)

φιλοϲοφωτατον λογον επιδικνυϲθαι μελλων ει › αυτοδεϲποτοϲ εϲτιν των παθων ο ευϲεβηϲ λογιϲμοϲ ϲυμβουλευϲαιμ αν ϋμιν ορθωϲ οπωϲ προϲεχητε προθυμωϲ τη φιλοϲοφια ˙