Bonaventure

And he shows this: For because sentence is not speedily pronounced against the wicked, but they are kindly waited for, according to what is said in 2 Peter 3: "The Lord does not delay his promise, but deals patiently on your account, not willing that any should perish, but that all should return to repentance." And without any fear the sons of men perpetrate evils, and so they are secure, because they think of nothing and fear nothing concerning the future: Proverbs 28: "Evil men do not consider judgment," because, namely, they are …

Commentary on Ecclesiastes, Chapter 8 ↗