Matthew 25:24
Douay-Rheims
But he that had received the one talent, came and said: Lord, I know that thou art a hard man; thou reapest where thou hast not sown, and gatherest where thou hast not strewed.
Origen
The Lord did not allow that He was a hard man as the servant supposed, but He assented to all his other words. But He is indeed hard to those who abuse the mercy of God to suffer themselves to become remiss, and use it not to be converted.
Source details
A.D. 253 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 25:14-30
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.