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Augustine of Hippo, on Eccl 10:13
Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
Eccl 10:13 · Douay-Rheims
“The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error.”
On this verse:
“The church was admonished to shun the beginning of sin. Which is that beginning of sin, like the head of a serpent? The beginning of all sin is pride.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.