Augustine of Hippo, on Wis 16:9

“For the bitings of locusts, and of flies killed them, and there was found no remedy for their life: because they were worthy to be destroyed by such things.”

“But the mention of locusts in the eighth place, I think, through this kind of plague or detractor, or always by its own discord, is intended to signify the inconsistency of the human race. For the locust, although it has no king, as Scripture says, leads its army in order with one line (Prov. 30:27); but men, although made rational by God, have neither been able to govern themselves in an orderly manner, nor have they patiently endured the moderation of God the King.”

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