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LXX2012

4 Maccabees 3:2

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.

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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.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
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