Holy Scripture
Proverbs 26:9
A church father on this verse
“The sin of all people is not taken away by the Lamb if they neither grieve nor are tormented till it be taken away. For since thorns have not only been sown but have also taken deep root in the hands of everyone who has become drunk because of evil, and has lost sobriety, according to what is said in Proverbs, "Thorns…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
9Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, And servitude in the hand of fools.
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7As well take away the motion of the legs, As transgression from the mouth of fools.
8He that binds up a stone in a sling, Is like one that gives glory to a fool.
— Proverbs 26:9 —
10All the flesh of fools endures much hardship; For their fury is brought to nought.
11As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, So is a fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. a There is a shame that brings sin: And there is a shame that is glory and grace.