“Her young ones suck up blood. And wheresoever the carcase shall be, she is immediately present. 104. As if it were plainly said; She herself indeed feeds on the contemplation of His Godhead, but because her hearers cannot understand the mysteries of the Godhead, they are satiated with hearing of the blood of the Lord…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXXI
Original
30Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
Modern
Preparing…
Teens
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Kids
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In context
28She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
29From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.