4 Maccabees 5:10

10 It seems to me that you will do something even more senseless if, by holding a vain opinion concerning the truth, you continue to despise me to your own hurt.

4 Maccabees 5:10 In-Context

8 Why, when nature has granted it to us, should you abhor eating the very excellent meat of this animal?

9 It is senseless not to enjoy delicious things that are not shameful, and wrong to spurn the gifts of nature.

10 It seems to me that you will do something even more senseless if, by holding a vain opinion concerning the truth, you continue to despise me to your own hurt.

11 Will you not awaken from your foolish philosophy, dispel your futile reasonings, adopt a mind appropriate to your years, philosophize according to the truth of what is beneficial,

12 and have compassion on your old age by honoring my humane advice?