Ecclesiasticus 1:25
The root of wisdom is to fear the Lord: and the branches thereof are longlived.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Radix sapientiæ est timere Dominum, et rami illius longævi.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Verse numbering differs here, so nothing is shown rather than the wrong verse.
The Fathers on this verse
St Athanasius Life of Antony. (Vita Antoni.), His address to monks, rendered from Coptic, exhorting them to perseverance, and encouraging them against the wiles of Satan
28. ‘Already in passing I have spoken on these things, and now I must not shrink from speaking on them at greater length, for to put you in remembrance will be a source of safety. Since the Lord visited earth, the enemy is fallen and his powers weakened. Wherefore although he could do nothing, still like a tyrant, he did not bear his fall quietly, but threatened, though his threats were words only. And let each one of you consider this, and he will be able to despise the demons. Now if they were hampered with such bodies as we are, it would be possible for them to say, “Men when they are hidden we cannot find, but whenever we do find them we do them hurt.” And we also by lying in concealment could escape them, shutting the doors against them. …