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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 30. Why is it that our adversary is first called Behemoth, afterwards Leviathan, but is now compared to a 'bird,' in ridicule at his destruction? For Behemoth, as we have said, is interpreted 'monster,' ['bellua'] and it is shewn to be a quadruped, when it is said to eat hay as an ox. But Leviathan, as he is taken with a hook is doubtless set before us as a serpent in the waters. …
Thomas Aquinas
Fourth, he shows that he cannot be overcome like birds are overcome by man. Consider about this that birds are first captured with some deception by nets or bird-lime or something of the kind. To exclude this he says, "Will you deceive him like a bird," so that you master him by deception? Second, after their capture they are bound so that they cannot fly away, and they are shown to the children and the servants like playthings. …
Bonaventure
When the devil saw Christ suffering, he believed His argument had little weight. But Christ ridiculed him: "Can you play with him as with a bird? Can you put him in leash for your maidens?"
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