Origen, on 1Cor 3:12

“Now if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble:”

“If we think what is right and good, then we are building on a foundation of gold. If we repeat every holy word that has been spoken without corrupting it, then we are building on a foundation of silver. If all our works are good, then we are building on precious stones. But if I sin after laying the foundation, then I am building on wood; if I continue, I am building on hay, and finally, if I still go on, I am building on straw.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.