A citation from the library
Augustine of Hippo, on Jas 4:3
Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
Jas 4:3 · Douay-Rheims
“You ask, and receive not; because you ask amiss: that you may consume it on your concupiscences.”
On this verse:
“If someone intends to misuse what he receives, he will not receive it. Instead, God will pity him.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.