“He who sins gives place to the devil, taking no heed of him who said, "Do not give place to the devil," or to Ecclesiastes, "If the spirit of him that has power ascends upon you, leave not your place." Let us, then, who are in the Lord and who, as much as we are able, observe closely his wonders, so draw joy to our he…”
Basil of Caesarea, 4th c. — HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 15:1 (PSALM 32)
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4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
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2A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
— Ecclesiastes 10:4 —
5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.