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George Leo Haydock, on Prov 23:27
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Prov 23:27 · Douay-Rheims
“For a harlot is a deep ditch: and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
On this verse:
“Pit. It is difficult to overcome this passion, when once it has got possession of the heart. We must therefore watch over it, and consecrate it invariably to wisdom, ver. 26.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.