A citation from the library
Didymus the Blind, on Eccl 3:8
Didymus the Blind · c. A.D. 313–398
Eccl 3:8 · Douay-Rheims
“A time of love, and a time of hatred. A time of war, and a time of peace.”
On this verse:
“If powers, forces, rulers of the world of darkness and evil spirits tempt us, we are not supposed to take issue with them or make peace with them, but we must fight them. But when we have subdued them and are given power "to tread on snakes and scorpions," then it is a time for peace. Thus, first the devil has to be crushed under the feet of the saints. When it is time for war, one has to tread on "all the power of the enemy." But when we have broken them down, we can live in enduring peace, our thinking is free from confusion, and we have a time for peace.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.