“"And I said, Perhaps they are poor since they have lost the capability, since they have not known the way of the Lord and the judgment of God. I will go to the strong, and I will speak to them." Those who are strong in soul are objects of praise. This comes close to what the Greeks call the strength and the greatness…”
Origen of Alexandria, 3th c. — HOMILIES ON JEREMIAH 6:3
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9Well is him that hath found prudence, and he that speaketh in the ears of them that will hear:
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7There be nine things which I have judged in mine heart to be happy, and the tenth I will utter with my tongue: A man that hath joy of his children; and he that liveth to see the fall of his enemy:
8Well is him that dwelleth with a wife of understanding, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served a man more unworthy than himself:
— Sirach 25:9 —
10O how great is he that findeth wisdom! yet is there none above him that feareth the Lord.
11But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination: he that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened?