Bede the Venerable, on Mark 12:35

“And Jesus answering, said, teaching in the temple: How do the scribes say, that Christ is the son of David?”

“(ubi sup.) But they do not only seek for praise from men, but also for gain. Wherefore there follows, Which devour widows’ houses, under the pretence of long prayers. For there are men who pretending to be just hesitate not to receive money from persons who are troubled in conscience, as though they would be their advocates in the judgment. A hand stretched out to the poor is always an accompaniment to prayer, but these men pass the night in prayer, that they may take away money from the poor.”

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