Ecclesiastes 7:27 (NIV): What the Church Fathers Said

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Ecclesiastes 7:27

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Here the second point is noted, namely the universality of concupiscence, the reason for which was difficult to discern; therefore he says: "Behold, this I have found, said Ecclesiastes, one thing," namely the inclination of concupiscence itself, "and another," namely its universality. "And I labored," supply, "to find the reason, which my soul still seeks"; this is the reason for the universality of concupiscence, why it is in all. …

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