4 Maccabees 2:11

11 It exercises control over a husband's love for his wife so that he corrects her if she ignores the Law.

4 Maccabees 2:11 In-Context

9 If people are greedy, they are forced by the Law through clear thinking, so they don't pick up the grain in the field that they missed the first time or go back through the vineyard to pick the last clusters of grapes. In every other matter we can also see that clear thinking controls the emotions.

10 The Law even controls affection for parents so that a person does not desert moral values because of them.

11 It exercises control over a husband's love for his wife so that he corrects her if she ignores the Law.

12 It rules love for children by punishing them when they do wrong.

13 It comes before the affection for friends, and it challenges them if they are doing evil.