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Augustine of Hippo, on Prov 23:13
Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
Prov 23:13 · Douay-Rheims
“Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou strike him with the rod, he shall not die.”
On this verse:
“If the evil will is always to be left to its own freedom, why are careless shepherds rebuked, and why is it said to them, "The wandering sheep you have not called back, that which was lost you have not sought"?”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.