Psalm 31:9
Douay-Rheims
Do not become like the horse and the mule, who have no understanding. With bit and bridle bind fast their jaws, who come not near unto thee.
Ambrose of Milan
Why do you dishonor yourself by indulging in physical allurements, while serving your belly and its passions? Why do you take away the understanding that the Creator has given you? Why do you compare yourself to animals, from which God wanted you to be separate, saying: Do not become like the horse and the mule, which have no understanding?
Source details
A.D. 397 · on Ps 32:9 (The Six Days of Creation, Book 6, Chapter 3, 10)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.