4 Maccabees 13:6

6 The towers at the entrance of harbors hold back the crashing waves and make a calm place for sailors entering the harbor.

4 Maccabees 13:6 In-Context

4 We can't fail to notice the mind's leadership because they had power over both emotions and pain.
5 How can anyone not recognize the ability of good thinking to govern the emotions in such people as these, since they didn't turn away from the severe pain of fire?
6 The towers at the entrance of harbors hold back the crashing waves and make a calm place for sailors entering the harbor.
7 In the same way, these youths' ability to reason correctly was seven towers beating back the storm of the emotions and defending the harbor of their godly way of life.
8 Standing together like a holy chorus of the godly way of life, they encouraged each other, saying,
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