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Now the kinds of wisdom are rational judgment, justice, courage, and self-control.
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Rational judgment is supreme over all of these, since by means of it reason rules over the emotions.
20
The two most comprehensive types of the emotions are pleasure and pain; and each of these is by nature concerned with both body and soul.
21
The emotions of both pleasure and pain have many consequences.
22
Thus desire precedes pleasure and delight follows it.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.