“For men are taken up with worldly ambition as with a farm; and many through covetousness are engrossed with trafficking.”
Hilary of Poitiers, 4th c. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas
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5But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
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3And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
4Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
— Matthew 22:5 —
6And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
7But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.