A citation from the library
Bonaventure, on Eccl 10:12
Bonaventure · c. A.D. 1221–1274
Eccl 10:12 · Douay-Rheims
“The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong.”
On this verse:
“"The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace." Speech is the instrument for expressing wisdom, and therefore it ought to be governed according to the rule of wisdom. It is a wondrous thing that when men sit at table to refresh themselves spiritually, one devil speaks of temporal matters and of detractions and feeds all who are at table with that poison.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.