5. How can anyone not recognize the ability of good thinking to govern the emotions in such people as these, since they didn’t turn away from the severe pain of fire?
6. The towers at the entrance of harbors hold back the crashing waves and make a calm place for sailors entering the harbor.
7. In the same way, these youths’ ability to reason correctly was seven towers beating back the storm of the emotions and defending the harbor of their godly way of life.
8. Standing together like a holy chorus of the godly way of life, they encouraged each other, saying,