Holy Scripture
Proverbs 9:18
A church father on this verse
“And he did not know that giants are there, etc. The adulteress does not know, the heretic does not know, that unclean spirits inhabit their houses, and those who suffer eternal punishments in the depths of hell delight in the acts of the luxurious, and in the dogmas of the heretics, as if they were lavish banquets. Bu…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
18But he knows that mighty men die by her, And he falls in with a snare of hell. a But hasten away, delay not in the place, Neither fix thine eye upon her: b For thus shalt thou go through strange water; c But do thou abstain from strange water, And drink not of a strange fountain, d That thou mayest live long, And years of life may be added to thee.
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16saying, Whoso is most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; And I exhort those that want prudence, saying,
17Take and enjoy secret bread, And the sweet water of theft.
— Proverbs 9:18 —