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[1] The argument is exceedingly ridiculous, for reasoning doesn’t appear to rule over its own affections, but over those of the body, [2] in such a way as that any one of you may not be able to root out desire, but reasoning will enable you to avoid being enslaved to it. [3] One may not be able to root out anger from the soul, but it is possible to withstand anger. [4] Any one of you may not be able to eradicate malice, but reasoning has force to work with you to prevent you yielding to malice. [5] For reasoning is not an eradicator, but an antagonist of the emotions. [6] This may be more clearly comprehended from the thirst of King David. [7] For after David had been attacking the Philistines the whole day, he with the soldiers of his nation killed many of them; [8] then when evening came, sweating and very weary, he came to the royal tent, around which the entire army of our ancestors was encamped. [9] Now all the rest of them were at supper; [10] but the king, being very much thirsty, although he had numerous springs, could not by their means quench his thirst; [11] but a certain irrational longing for the water in the enemy’s camp grew stronger and fiercer upon him, undid and consumed him. [12] Therefore his bodyguards being troubled at this longing of the king, two valiant young soldiers, respecting the desire of the king, fully armed themselves, and taking a pitcher, got over the ramparts of the enemies. [13] Unperceived by the guardians of the gate, they went throughout the whole camp of the enemy in quest. [14] Having boldly discovered the fountain, they filled out of it the drink for the king. [15] But he, though parched with thirst, reasoned that a drink regarded of equal value to blood would be terribly dangerous to his soul. [16] Therefore, setting up reasoning in opposition to his desire, he poured out the drink to God. [17] For the temperate mind has power to conquer the pressure of the emotions, to quench the fires of excitement, [18] and to wrestle down the pains of the body, however excessive, and through the excellency of reasoning, to spurn all the assaults of the emotions. [19] But the occasion now invites us to give an illustration of temperate reasoning from history. [20] For at a time when our fathers were in possession of undisturbed peace through obedience to the law and were prosperous, so that Seleucus Nicanor, the king of Asia, both assigned them money for divine service, and accepted their form of government, [21] then certain people, bringing in new things contrary to the public harmony, in various ways fell into calamities.
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[1] Ἔστιν G2076 δὲ G1161 κομιδῇ γελοῖος ὁ G3588 λόγος· G3056 οὐ G3756 γὰρ G1063 τῶν G3588 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 παθῶν G3806 ὁ G3588 λογισμὸς G3053 ἐπικρατεῖν φαίνεται, G5316 ἀλλὰ G235 τῶν G3588 σωματικῶν. G4984 [2] Οἷον G3634 ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 τις G5100 οὐ G3756 δύναται G1410 ἐκκόψαι G1581 ἡμῶν, G2257 ἀλλὰ G235 μὴ G3361 δουλωθῆναι G1402 τῇ G3588 ἐπιθυμίᾳ G1939 δύναται G1410 ὁ G3588 λογισμὸς G3053 παρασχέσθαι. G3930 [3] Θυμόν G2372 τις G5100 οὐ G3756 δύναται G1410 ἐκκόψαι G1581 ὑμῶν G5216 τῆς G3588 ψυχῆς, G5590 ἀλλὰ G235 τῷ G3588 θυμῷ G2372 δυνατὸν G1415 τὸν G3588 λογισμὸν G3053 βοηθῆσαι. G997 [4] Κακοήθειάν G2550 τις G5100 ἡμῶν G2257 οὐ G3756 δύναται G1410 ἐκκόψαι, G1581 ἀλλὰ G235 τὸ G3588 μὴ G3361 καμφθῆναι G2578 τῇ G3588 κακοηθείᾳ G2550 δύναιτ G1410 ἂν G302 ὁ G3588 λογισμὸς G3053 συμμαχῆσαι· [5] οὐ G3756 γὰρ G1063 ἐκριζωτὴς τῶν G3588 παθῶν G3806 ὁ G3588 λογισμός G3053 ἐστιν, G2076 ἀλλὰ G235 ἀνταγωνιστής. [6] Ἔστιν G2076 γοῦν τοῦτο G5124 διὰ G1223 τῆς G3588 Δαυιδ G1138 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 δίψης σαφέστερον ἐπιλογίσασθαι. [7] Ἐπεὶ G1893 γὰρ G1063 δι’ G1223 ὅλης G3650 ἡμέρας G2250 προσβαλὼν τοῖς G3588 ἀλλοφύλοις G246 ὁ G3588 Δαυιδ G1138 πολλοὺς G4183 αὐτῶν G846 ἀπέκτεινεν G615 μετὰ G3326 τῶν G3588 τοῦ G3588 ἔθνους G1484 στρατιωτῶν, G4757 [8] τότε G5119 δὴ G1211 γενομένης G1096 ἑσπέρας G2073 ἱδρῶν καὶ G2532 σφόδρα G4970 κεκμηκὼς G2577 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 βασίλειον G934 σκηνὴν G4633 ἦλθεν, G2064 περὶ G4012 ἣν G3739 ὁ G3588 πᾶς G3956 τῶν G3588 προγόνων G4269 στρατὸς ἐστρατοπεδεύκει. [9] Οἱ G3588 μὲν G3303 οὖν G3767 ἄλλοι G243 πάντες G3956 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 δεῖπνον G1173 ἦσαν, G2258 [10] ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 βασιλεὺς G935 ὡς G5613 μάλιστα G3122 διψῶν, G1373 καίπερ G2539 ἀφθόνους ἔχων G2192 πηγάς, G4077 οὐκ G3756 ἠδύνατο G1410 δι’ G1223 αὐτῶν G846 ἰάσασθαι G2390 τὴν G3588 δίψαν, [11] ἀλλά G235 τις G5100 αὐτὸν G846 ἀλόγιστος ἐπιθυμία G1939 τοῦ G3588 παρὰ G3844 τοῖς G3588 πολεμίοις ὕδατος G5204 ἐπιτείνουσα συνέφρυγεν καὶ G2532 λύουσα G3089 κατέφλεγεν. [12] Ὅθεν G3606 τῶν G3588 ὑπασπιστῶν ἐπὶ G1909 τῇ G3588 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 ἐπιθυμίᾳ G1939 σχετλιαζόντων δύο G1417 νεανίσκοι G3495 στρατιῶται G4757 καρτεροὶ καταιδεσθέντες τὴν G3588 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 ἐπιθυμίαν G1939 τὰς G3588 παντευχίας καθωπλίσαντο G2528 καὶ G2532 κάλπην λαβόντες G2983 ὑπερέβησαν G5233 τοὺς G3588 τῶν G3588 πολεμίων χάρακας G5482 [13] καὶ G2532 λαθόντες G2990 τοὺς G3588 τῶν G3588 πυλῶν G4439 ἀκροφύλακας διεξῄεσαν ἀνερευνώμενοι κατὰ G2596 πᾶν G3956 τὸ G3588 τῶν G3588 πολεμίων στρατόπεδον G4760 [14] καὶ G2532 ἀνευράμενοι G429 τὴν G3588 πηγὴν G4077 ἐξ G1537 αὐτῆς G846 θαρραλέως ἐκόμισαν G2865 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 τὸ G3588 ποτόν· [15] ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 καίπερ G2539 τῇ G3588 δίψῃ διαπυρούμενος ἐλογίσατο G3049 πάνδεινον εἶναι G1511 κίνδυνον G2794 ψυχῇ G5590 λογισθὲν G3049 ἰσοδύναμον ποτὸν αἵματι, G129 [16] ὅθεν G3606 ἀντιθεὶς τῇ G3588 ἐπιθυμίᾳ G1939 τὸν G3588 λογισμὸν G3053 ἔσπεισεν G4689 τὸ G3588 πόμα G4188 τῷ G3588 θεῷ. G2316 [17] Δυνατὸς G1415 γὰρ G1063 ὁ G3588 σώφρων G4998 νοῦς G3563 νικῆσαι G3528 τὰς G3588 τῶν G3588 παθῶν G3806 ἀνάγκας G318 καὶ G2532 σβέσαι G4570 τὰς G3588 τῶν G3588 οἴστρων φλεγμονὰς [18] καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 τῶν G3588 σωμάτων G4983 ἀλγηδόνας καθ’ G2596 ὑπερβολὴν G5236 οὔσας G5607 καταπαλαῖσαι καὶ G2532 τῇ G3588 καλοκἀγαθίᾳ τοῦ G3588 λογισμοῦ G3053 ἀποπτύσαι πάσας G3956 τὰς G3588 τῶν G3588 παθῶν G3806 ἐπικρατείας. [19] Ἤδη G2235 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 καιρὸς G2540 ἡμᾶς G2248 καλεῖ G2564 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 ἀπόδειξιν G585 τῆς G3588 ἱστορίας τοῦ G3588 σώφρονος G4998 λογισμοῦ. G3053 [20] Ἐπειδὴ G1894 γὰρ G1063 βαθεῖαν G901 εἰρήνην G1515 διὰ G1223 τὴν G3588 εὐνομίαν οἱ G3588 πατέρες G3962 ἡμῶν G2257 εἶχον G2192 καὶ G2532 ἔπραττον G4238 καλῶς G2573 ὥστε G5620 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 τῆς G3588 Ἀσίας G773 βασιλέα G935 Σέλευκον τὸν G3588 Νικάνορα G3527 καὶ G2532 χρήματα G5536 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 ἱερουργίαν αὐτοῖς G846 ἀφορίσαι G873 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 πολιτείαν G4174 αὐτῶν G846 ἀποδέχεσθαι, G588 [21] τότε G5119 δή G1211 τινες G5100 πρὸς G4314 τὴν G3588 κοινὴν G2839 νεωτερίσαντες ὁμόνοιαν πολυτρόποις ἐχρήσαντο G5530 συμφοραῖς.
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament