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Bede, on Prov 12:10
Bede · A.D. 673–735
Prov 12:10 · Douay-Rheims
“The just regardeth the lives of his beasts: but the bowels of the wicked are cruel.”
On this verse:
“The righteous knows the souls of his animals. That is, he pities and sympathizes with the condition and weakness of his neighbors entrusted to him.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.