1 Corinthians 13:4
Douay-Rheims
Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely; is not puffed up;
Augustine of Hippo
The reason why love does not envy is because it is not puffed up. For where puffing up precedes, envy follows, because pride is the mother of envy.
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A.D. 430 · on 1Cor 13:4 (LETTER 22, To Honoratus)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.