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Basil of Caesarea, on Jer 17:6
Basil of Caesarea · c. A.D. 330–379
Jer 17:6 · Douay-Rheims
“For he shall be like tamaric in the desert, and he shall not see when good shall come: but he shall dwell in dryness in the desert in a salt land, and not inhabited.”
On this verse:
“One thing you must flee, sin. One refuge from evil must be sought, God. Do not trust in princes. Do not be exalted in the uncertainty of wealth. Do not be proud of bodily strength. Do not pursue the splendor of human glory. None of these things save you. All are transient. All are deceptive. There is one refuge: God. "Cursed is the one who trusts in humankind" or in any human thing.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.