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so, Eleazar, the descendant of Aaron, wasted away by the fire, did not give up his reasoning.
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And, what is most wonderful, though an old man, though the labours of his body were now spent, and his fibres were relaxed, and his sinews worn out, he recovered youth.
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By the spirit of reasoning, and the reasoning of Isaac, he rendered powerless the many-headed instrument.
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O blessed old age, and reverend hoar head, and life obedient to the law, which the faithful seal of death perfected.
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If, then, an old man, through religion, despised tortures even unto death, confessedly religious reasoning is ruler of the passions.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.