26 In the soul, it is arrogance, love of money, thirst for honor, contention, faithlessness, and the evil eye. (WEB) 27 In the body, it is greediness, indiscriminate eating, and solitary gluttony. (WEB) 28 As pleasure and pain are, therefore, two growths out of the body and the soul, so there are many offshoots of these emotions. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 1:26–28
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