Holy Scripture
Proverbs 1:12
A church father on this verse
“Wherefore by Solomon He commands the children to beware: "My son, let not sinners deceive thee, and go not after their ways; and go not, if they entice thee, saying, Come with us, share with us in innocent blood, and let us hide unjustly the righteous man in the earth; let us put him out of sight, all alive as he is i…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
12And let us swallow him alive, as Hades would, And remove the memorial of him from the earth:
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In context
10My son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, Neither consent thou to them.
11If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, And let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:
— Proverbs 1:12 —
13Let us seize on his valuable property, And let us fill our houses with spoils:
14But do thou cast in thy lot with us, And let us all provide a common purse, And let us have one pouch: