“But why should that be hard to bear which we must one day ourselves endure? And why do we grieve for the dead? We are not born to live forever. Abraham, Moses and Isaiah, Peter, James and John, Paul, the "chosen vessel," and even the Son of God have all died; and are we vexed when a soul leaves its earthly tenement? P…”
Jerome, 5th c. — LETTER 39.3
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6My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
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4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
— Psalms 120:6 —
7I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.