Wisdom 6:9
But a greater punishment is ready for the more mighty.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Fortioribus autem fortior instat cruciatio.
- Septuagint (Swete) shown from Wisdom 6:8
- τοῖς δὲ κραταιοῖς ἰσχυρὰ ἐφίσταται ἔραυνα.
Haydock's commentary
Mighty. This cannot be too often inculcated, (ver. 6.) lest the great should forget God and themselves. (Calmet)
Each must render an account of his charge, and be punished accordingly if he offend. (St. Gregory, hom. ix. Evang.) (Worthington)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.