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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Bede
The lizard advances with its hands, etc. The lizard advances with its hands because it does not have wings to carry it. And it dwells in the king's palaces, signifying the humility of those who, though naturally slow in intellect, by the diligence of their effort, either to the knowledge of divine Scriptures or to the grace of virtues, attain the entrance to the kingdom of heaven. Many times indeed birds, elevated by their wings for flight, dwell below. …
Hippolytus of Rome
"The spider, that supports itself upon its hands, and is easily caught, dwells in the strongholds of kings." That is, the thief with his hands extended (on the cross), rests on the cross of Christ and dwells n Paradise, the stronghold of the three Kings-Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Fragments from Commentaries on Various Books of Scripture - On Proverbs ↗
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