“Observe that the wise man must be useful to many; so that he who is useful only to himself cannot be wise. For great is the condemnation of wisdom if she reserves her power simply for the one possessing her. But as poison is not injurious to another body, but only to that one which takes it, so also the man who turns…”
Hippolytus of Rome, 3th c. — Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments
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12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
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10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
— Proverbs 9:12 —
13A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,