4 Maccabees 2:5

5 So the Law says, "You will not desire your neighbor's wife or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

4 Maccabees 2:5 In-Context

3 Although he was a young man in his sexual prime, he defeated his sexual urges with clear thinking.

4 clear thinking isn't just being able to have control over strong sexual urges but over every other desire as well.

5 So the Law says, "You will not desire your neighbor's wife or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

6 Since the Law commanded us not to desire, I should be able to convince you even more that clear thinking is able to control desires. This also proves true in the case of emotions that prevent justice.

7 It is obvious that clear thinking is in charge of the emotions—otherwise, how could someone who always indulges in binge eating in private, or a person who tends to overeat, or a person who tends to get drunk, learn a better way?