4 Maccabees 2:12 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

It takes precedence over love for children, so that one punishes them for misdeeds.

Common English Bible

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

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

It lords it over the love of parents toward their children, for they punish them for vice. It domineers over the intimacy of friends, reproving them when wicked.

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World English Bible British Edition

It lords it over the love of parents towards their children, for they punish them for vice. It domineers over the intimacy of friends, reproving them when wicked.

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