Ecclesiasticus 39:14
Nations shall declare his wisdom, and the church shall shew forth his praise.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Sapientiam ejus enarrabunt gentes, et laudem ejus enuntiabit ecclesia.
- Septuagint (Swete)
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The Fathers on this verse
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor, Chapter VIII. On the Use of Ointments and Crowns
To resume, then: we have showed that in the department of medicine, for healing, and sometimes also for moderate recreation, the delight derived from flowers, and the benefit derived from unguents and perfumes, are not to be overlooked. And if some say, What pleasure, then, is there in flowers to those that do not use them? let them know, then, that unguents are prepared from them, and are most useful. The Susinian ointment is made from various kinds of lilies; and it is warming, aperient, drawing, moistening, abstergent, subtle, antibilious, emollient. The Narcissinian is made from the narcissus, and is equally beneficial with the Susinian. The Myrsinian, made of myrtle and myrtle berries, is a styptic, stopping effusions from the body; and that from roses is refrigerating. For, in a word, these also were created for our use. …
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm VII
19. “I will confess to the Lord according to His justice” ( ver. 17 ). This is not the sinner’s confession: for he says this, who said above most truly, “If there be iniquity in my hands:” but it is a confession of God’s justice, in which we speak thus, Verily, O Lord, Thou art just, in that Thou both so protectest the just, that Thou enlightenest them by Thyself; and so orderest sinners, that they be punished not by Thine, but by their own malice. This confession so praises the Lord, that the blasphemies of the ungodly can avail nothing, who, willing to excuse their evil deeds, are unwilling to attribute to their own fault that they sin, that is, are unwilling to attribute their fault to their fault. …