Bonaventure, on Eccl 10:15

“The labour of fools shall afflict them that know not bow to go to the city.”

“The labor of fools etc. Here thirdly he shows that in the fool there is a defect of fruitful operation, because in his labor he is much afflicted and profits little. Therefore he says: The labor of fools shall afflict them, because they do not labor in good things: Jeremiah nine: "They have labored to act wickedly": whence Wisdom five: "We have wearied ourselves in the way of iniquity and perdition and have walked difficult paths: but the way of the Lord we have not known." And he gives the reason for this: Who know not how to go to the city, that is, they know not the right way to go to that city, of which Isaiah twenty-six says: "The city of our strength is Sion the Savior; a wall and a bulwark shall be set in it." To this city fools know not how to go: whence above in chapter six: "What has the wise man more than the fool? And what has the poor man, except to go thither where there is life?" Spiritually, fools will follow this fool and will be afflicted: Who do not know how to go to the city, through true faith and love: 2 Thessalonians 2: "God shall send them the operation of error, who did not believe the truth, but consented to iniquity"; because they did not receive the love of truth: therefore the unknowing will be deceived: whence in the Psalm: "They knew not, nor did they understand, therefore they walk in darkness."”

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