4 Maccabees 1:21

21 The emotions of both pleasure and pain have many consequences.

4 Maccabees 1:21 In-Context

19 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.

23 Fear precedes pain and sorrow comes after.